The Star Wars actor trained rigorously for “Young Woman and the Sea,” Joachim Rønning’s movie about the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
“Young Woman and the Sea” star Daisy Ridley had three months to prepare for her role as Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim across the English Channel. She began her training buoyed by pluck, but within seconds of hopping in the water, the Star Wars actor found herself weighed down by doubt.
Ridley promptly plunged into an arduous training schedule, swimming three to four times a week for several months under the guidance of Siobhan-Marie O’Connor, a two-time Olympian for Great Britain. After Ridley flew to Bulgaria for the start of filming in April 2022, she embarked on a rigorous two-week regimen to round out her preparation. Once production began, she complemented her days of swimming on set with practice sessions during evenings and weekends.
“I just feel so, so lucky to be able to retell the story for a modern world,” Rønning said, “and put the Trudy Ederle’s name back on the map.”When the movie introduces Ederle, a second-generation German immigrant who was advised not to swim after childhood measles hampered her hearing, she’s a plucky teenager with a thirst for swimming but a lack of formal training.
Suppressing any temptation to re-create the English Channel with a water tank or green screen, Ronning always knew he wanted to film in the open water. For Ridley, shooting in the Black Sea came with concurrent priorities: To swim fast enough to keep up with the boat filming her; to maintain the distance from the camera necessary to stay in focus; and, of course, to actually act and convey Ederle’s blend of joy, fear and determination.
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