Ida Elionsky
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Ida Elionsky, was a champion long distance swimmer
and handicap swimmer. She was the first woman to swim around the island of Manhattan
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. She set the long distance swimming record on September 24, 1916 when she swam around Manhattan
, forty miles in 11 hours and 35 minutes. She had her brother tied to her back.
Long Distance Swimmer
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and handicap swimmer. She was the first woman to swim around the island of Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
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Biography
She was the sister of Harry ElionskyHarry Elionsky
Harry Elionsky , also known as Buster Elionsky and Henry Elionsky, was a champion long distance swimmer, and handicap swimmer in open water swimming.-Biography:...
. She set the long distance swimming record on September 24, 1916 when she swam around Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, forty miles in 11 hours and 35 minutes. She had her brother tied to her back.