First Lt. Natalie Heimel, 15th Engineer Battalion, and a native of Damascus, Ore. receives a gold medal from Teina J. Tahauri, Morale Welfare Recreation Aquatics Center Lead, and Hesteria, Calif. native, for winning the Catalina Channel 21 Mile Swim challenge for the female 29 and under 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. 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, hosted by Morale, Recreation and Welfare, awarded more than 20 top participants with medals.