Michella Thomas
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Moms on a Mission Catalina Channel relay included Patty Stephen, Michella Thomas, Pam Brooker, Jennifer Henkel, Sally Taggart, and Lola Swank on 17 September 2016
Michella Thomas is an engineer and open water swimmer from San Diego, California. Her daughter, Mia Thomas, crossed the Catalina Channel as a solo swimmer and a relay swimmer.
Open Water Swimming Career Highlights
- On 17 September 2016, she participated on the Moms on a Mission relay across the Catalina Channel in 10 hours 52 seconds with Patty Stephen, Pam Brooker, Jennifer Henkel, Sally Taggart, and Lola Swank.
- On 13 September 2013, she swam across the Catalina Channel on a solo crossing in 14 hours 20 minutes 44 seconds.
- She was a member of the ATI Team 3, a 6-person team that completed a 74.7 km circumnavigation swim relay around Santa Catalina Island in the Pacific Ocean off of Southern California on 16 September 2018 in 31 hours 53 minutes 35 seconds together with Susanne Blair, Becky Jackman, Alice Ma, Krista Anderson, and Carol Sing.