Gertrude who swam the English Channel Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1906-2003)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CHANNEL (verb)
1. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
2. send from one person or place to another
CHANNEL (noun)
1. a television station and its programs
2. a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
ENGLISH (noun)
1. an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
2. the people of England

Hint 3: Anagram

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