Olympic silver medalist Siobhan-Marie O'Connor coached up Daisy Ridley for her role as Gertrude Ederle in 'Young Woman and the Sea.'
Daisy Ridley has already been trained in the force, but she has now mastered another domain with the help of an
O'Connor wanted Ridley to dip her toes in the training process before diving into the proverbial deep end, and it all began with the fundamentals. While O'Connor was coaching Ridley, another swimmer took it upon himself to give pointers to the former Olympian. Ridley recounted an instance where she and O'Connor were training in a pool when another swimmer approached and tried to man-splain technique to O'Connor.
, Ridley has gained a brand new appreciation for what O'Connor Ederle and other competitive swimmers are able to accomplish in the water.
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