Daisy Ridley Will Play Trailblazing Swimmer Gertrude Ederle in Disney+’s “Young Woman and the Sea”

Daisy Ridley may be trading in her light saber for a swim cap and goggles. The “Star Wars” actress is in negotiations to topline “Young Woman and the Sea,” a biopic about Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle. Based on Glenn Stout’s book of the same name, the Disney+ pic will follow Ederle as…

Daisy Ridley may be trading in her light saber for a swim cap and goggles. The “Star Wars” actress is in negotiations to topline “Young Woman and the Sea,” a biopic about Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle. Based on Glenn Stout’s book of the same name, the Disney+ pic will follow Ederle as…