Daisy Ridley Is A Legendary Swimmer In Disney’s Young Woman And The Sea Trailer [Video]

What better way to get into the sporting spirit ahead of this year’s Summer Olympics in France than with a movie about a historical medal-winning Olympian? Ridley stars here as Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle, who became the first woman to successfully swim across the English Channel two years after taking home a gold medal at the 1924 Olympics. If you’ve never heard of her, you’re not alone. “The most surprising thing about this story is how few people know what Trudy did,” said Ridley in a statement (via People). “What she accomplished was not only a personal achievement, but groundbreaking for women in sport.”

Adapted from Glenn Stout’s non-fiction book of the same name, “Young Woman and the Sea” was written by Jeff Nathanson and directed by Joachim Rønning, both of whom have become go-to creatives for Disney since they collaborated on “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.” …