Isabelle Crump

Why I Swim for Suicide Awareness The past six months have brought a lot of loss, grief, and shock into my life, and it’s shown me how many people carry heavy struggles quietly. When you see how deeply pain can ripple through families, friends, and entire communities, you start to understand the importance of remembering that everyone is going through something and how much it matters to stay aware, gentle, and kind with one another. I’m swimming for suicide awareness because I want to turn everything I’ve been feeling into something that helps others feel supported and seen. Laps for life will give me a place to focus, breathe, and find a bit of calm, and I hope that by doing this, every lap I swim will help raise awareness and encourage people to reach out to a safe place before they feel overwhelmed. I’m swimming this March because too many young lives are lost to suicide.