Why I swim
I’m swimming this March because too many young lives are lost to suicide. Every lap I swim will help make sure there’s a safe place for young people to turn when life feels overwhelming.
I'm swimming to show its ok start at the beginning
Suicide remains the leading cause of death for young people in Australia. More than 1 in 3 are experiencing mental health difficulties, yet over a million are not getting the support they need. ReachOut provides anonymous, free and 100% online services so young people can find a safe place to connect, share and get help when life feels overwhelming. I’m taking part in Laps for Life to make sure these vital services are always there. Please donate to my fundraiser and help more young people get the support they deserve.My Swim Progress
Completed
9.60km (224 laps)
My goal
10km
My Impact
So far I’ve raised $1,477 to provided 369.1625 young people experiencing mental health difficulties with vital support.
Top Donation
$200
Anonymooose
Shoutout to Anonymooose – my biggest supporter so far with a $200 donation to help young people get the mental health support they need through ReachOut!
Funds Raised
Note: displays max previous 3 years of fundraising only
My Updates
Day six (third day in the pool🫣)
Very proud of today, 1.1k feels really good. i did have to stop start, definitely cant do it continuously! 500m in the indoor 25m pool (school swim carnival was on and i hope they all had fun), 500m in the outdoor 50m pool-which was nice and cool✨im really starting to enjoy swimming, and hopefully i get better at it. Share
Day three, teeny bit of improvement
25m pool this time, felt a little less intimidating. Did slightly better than day one, baby steps. hopefully i’ll be able to do 1k in no time🤞 ShareMy Gallery
Thank you to my
supporters
$200
Anonymooose
$135.04
Kelly McGinnis
$106.12
Matthew Day
$106.12
Andrea Day
Go girl
$100
Tony Wheatley
Great work Annelies. Well done on supporting such a worthy cause. Keep swimming.
$86
Kira
$80.25
Adelle Timmin
$80.25
Matched by The GPT Group
$64.67
Anonymous
$56.24
Bev
Love you my Stringbean!!
$56.24
Emily Meddings
Such a great cause!! Good luck for reaching your goal!!
$54.99
Chris Zito
$54.12
Zana Kuneska
$33.15
Cherlissa Payet
Always got my support through everything <3
$33.15
Jo Thorsen
$33.15
MEZILA’s
Support you all the way
$33.15
PNI Foundation & Antipodes Partners
Your donation has been matched thanks to our generous partners.
$27.81
Steve Taylor
Great work and cause, Annelie. Well done.
$22.58
Anonymous
$22.58
Anonymous
$22.58
Chelsea Symons
$22.58
Anonymous
$22.58
Anonymous
Go Annelies! Thank you for doing this for this wonderful cause.
$11.65
Anonymous
$11.65
Anonymous
Gary can’t swim but you can!
Im so proud of you. Youre doing so well. Keep going 💪