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Emma Dedman

  • My level:

    Thorpey's Heroes

I'm swimming to save lives

  • This is my first year diving

  • in for youth mental health
Did you know suicide is the leading cause of death for young people in Australia? That means that each year more young people die by suicide than in car accidents or from cancer. This March, I'm swimming to make sure young people in Australia have the mental health support they urgently need. By sponsoring my challenge, you’ll be helping to prevent youth suicide. All funds raised will help young people feel better about today and the future, no matter what challenge they're facing.

Swim time

why not? good cause. yep! do something for me ? yep! be a bit of a smug do gooder? yep! get fit? about time… can I do it? not shown a lot of will lately.. having a good ol Aussie try.. ( and I screwed my knee this time last year) proving ??? IMproving.. 👊

Last year

I wanted to do this swim last March, I had a skiing accident in Japan in February which meant my left knee needed lots of rehab and an operation 5 months later. It was SHIT! 2024 you sucked ass now to the much brighter 2025.. Youth suicide fundraising is important to me not only because I have teenage children, it’s also from personal experience with sadly many more than one tragic loss .. and just maybe those lives could have been saved if it wasn’t 1980’s Australia and conversations and stigma about mental health were more accepted like they are becoming thankfully!- still a lot more work needed..

Please Help Me
Reach My Goal

Raised

$1,369

My Goal

$1,000

Most people donate $60

Please give what you can.

Select amount to donate

$52
$89
$128
Life-Saving Donation
$245
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My Swim Progress

I've swum

20.60km (0 laps)

My Goal

20km

How do you compare to other participants?

Average Distance Swum: 9m

Average Distance Goal: 16KM

My Impact

So far this year I helped provide...

342

Young people with vital mental health support.

Fundraising Progress

Raised

$1369

My Goal

$1,000

So far, you’ve raised 137% of your fundraising goal!

Raised

$0

My Team Goal

$0

So far, you’ve raised nan% of your fundraising goal!

Raised

$3,658,465

All Goal

$3,600,000

So far, you’ve raised 102% of your fundraising goal!

Thank you to my Sponsors

Life-Saving Donation

$255.54

Emma Dedman

Life-Saving Donation

$250

Matched by Reef Shark Foundation

Life-Saving Donation

$245

Anonymous

You're a champ Em, well done xx

$135.04

Robyn Cowan

Good luck

$100

Anonymous

$56.24

James Cowan

Go em!

$54.12

Phil x

Goooo girl !

$46.68

Lisa Godbold

Well done, you legend!

$43.60

Carol Cook uncle Ian

Go girl go

$33.15

Creating Your Calm Arts and craft

You go beautiful lady! So proud of you xx

$33.15

Patrick Elton

$33.15

Ally Dedman

Go mumma 🐠🐟

$33.15

Matched by Gonski Foundation & The GPT Group

$27.81

Anonymous

All the best in your endeavour. Lost my partner to suicide and 3 years later still trying to climb out of a very deep hole. xxx

$22.58

Jo Spraggs

Go Emmie!!!!!! Love ya xx