Daisy Ridley says it is ‘amazing’ to play record-breaking female swimmer

Daisy Ridley attends the gala screening of Young Woman And The Sea at the Curzon Mayfair in London (Ian West/PA)

British actress Daisy Ridley has spoken about her joy at shining a light on a “determined and resilient” woman whose achievements have been forgotten.

Ridley plays competitive swimmer Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle in Young Woman And The Sea, which follows her journey to become the first woman to swim across the English Channel in 1926.