George Walker, International Telegraph and Telecommunication Company at Camp Buerhing, and a native of Reading, Pa., receives a gold medal from Teina J. Tahauri (left), Morale Welfare Recreation Aquatics Center Lead, and Hesteria, Calif., native, for winning the Catalina Channel 21 Mile Swim challenge for male 50 and over age group in the shortest amount of time here Sept. 21. During the challenge, participants had to swim a total of 806 laps in the pool. The challenge started Aug. 24 and as of Sept. 21, all of the participants combined swam a total of 82,001 laps, which is 2,137 miles, and a total of 102 Catalina Channel trips. The event held this year is hosted by Morale, Recreation and Welfare and awarded the top participant with a medal.