Team FTD

Course taken by Forrest Nelson, Becky Jackman-Beeler, Mike Mitchell, Kent Nicholas, Emily Evans, and Tina Neill were members of Team FTD that completed a 6-way crossing of the Catalina Channel that was captained by John Pittman aboard the Outrider, ratified by the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation and observed by Carol Sing, Donald Van Cleve, and Adam Moine. Source: Marathon Swimmers Forum by Evan Morrison

Team FTD is an open water swimming relay team consisting of Forrest Nelson, Becky Jackman-Beeler, Mike Mitchell, Kent Nicholas, Emily Evans, and Tina Neill that completed an unprecedented 6-way Catalina Channel crossing in 61 hours 7 minutes from 10-13 July 2013.

Note: Forrest Nelson, Mike Mitchell, Kent Nicholas, Emily Evans, and Tina Neill (along with Steve Lowe were also members of the HTC Relay that swam 25 hours 48 minutes from San Clemente Island, around the western edge of Catalina Island, to the Southern California mainland at Cabrillo Beach on 25 July 2012. The HTC Relay broke the record of the Swim for Hope relay for the 52 statute mile (83.6 km) channel swim.

The team was captained by John Pittman and escorted by the vessel Outrider. Observers included Carol Sing, Donald Van Cleve, and Adam Moine.

Source: Evan Morrison of the Marathon Swimmers Forum on 13 July 2013.

External links

• Sarah Thomas Talks About Lake Powell And Marathon Swimming on WOWSA Live
• Sing Their Praises, Team Is Defined By FTD
• Catalina Channel Swimming Federation
• California Channel Islands Swims 2013
• The Evolution Of Distance, The Sea Hawks Soar To A Record
• 1,000 km From Mumbai To Mangalore
• Open Water Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Pittmans Inducted In Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame
• Tina Neill Being Creative And Courageous