I'm swimming to save lives (with one-and-a-half arms)
- This is my second year diving
- in for youth mental health
Battling mental health issues can sometimes feel like you are fighting against life itself with one arm tied behind your back. In support of everyone who has, or one day will find it tough, this month I will tough it out in a physical challenge with one-and-a-half arms.
Last year I (tried to) swim with a broken arm and had more vertical progress than horizontal at times. This year I will up my game and see how many Laps for Life I can manage with a semi-functional arm during March.
With my family and teenage children closely affected by suicide, it scares me that suicide is the leading cause of death for young people in Australia. Each year more young people die by suicide than in car accidents or from cancer.
In the spirit of never giving up and knowing that life is often not easy, I'll be gritting my teeth and swimming with one-and-a-half arms to make sure young people in Australia have the mental health support they urgently need.
Please sponsor my challenge to raise much needed funds to help prevent youth suicide and know that you are helping young people feel better about today and the future, no matter what challenge they're facing.
First Day Back in the Pool
Surprised myself with my first swim! I promised myself not to overdo it until I saw how my busted arm responded to the exercise this year and stick to a maximum of 500m. It's been so long since I've swum laps (or done any real cardio exercise for that matter).My Swim Progress
I've swum
2.00km (40 laps)
My Goal
15km
How do you compare to other participants?
Average Distance Swum: 16m
Average Distance Goal: 18KM
My Impact
So far this year I helped provide...
398
Young people with vital mental health support.
Fundraising Progress
Raised
$1594
My Goal
$1,500
So far, you’ve raised 106% of your fundraising goal!
Raised
$9375
My Team Goal
$5,000
So far, you’ve raised 188% of your fundraising goal!
Raised
$3,458,347
All Goal
$3,600,000
So far, you’ve raised 97% of your fundraising goal!
Funds raised over the years
NOTE: DISPLAYS PREVIOUS 3 YEARS OF FUNDRAISING ONLY
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2023
My Team Members
Thorpey's Heroes
Member
Luke Healy (C)
Raised so far:
$3,018.56
Thorpey's Heroes
Member
Adam Threlfall
Raised so far:
$1,071.99
Thorpey's Heroes
Member
Katrina Swan
Raised so far:
$1,593.96
Team Member
Tayla Rietman
Raised so far:
$0
Team Member
Luca Franks
Raised so far:
$0
Team Member
Olivia Fenwicke
Raised so far:
$246.04
Team Member
Andrew Lawson
Raised so far:
$406.58
Team Member
Isabelle Dandie
Raised so far:
$344.10
Team Member
Tony Moore
Raised so far:
$109.72
Team Member
Rhys McMahon
Raised so far:
$0
Team Member
Tim Collins
Raised so far:
$788.63
Team Member
AMANDA PURDY
Raised so far:
$54.86
Team Member
Max Sparrow
Raised so far:
$548.87
Team Member
Pippa Buchanan
Raised so far:
$209.24
Team Member
Emma Dunrobin
Raised so far:
$289.02
Thank you to my Sponsors
Life-Saving Donation
$257.25
Katrina Swan
Life-Saving Donation
$245
Matched by Reef Shark Foundation
Life-Saving Donation
$245
Matched by Reef Shark Foundation
$158.25
Lisa Woodhead
$151
Peter Munro
Make sure you don't swim in circles with your arm and a half.
$128
Wally Malaeb
love your work Katrina. Keep it up.
$105.50
Drew Craig
I’ve heard red wine helps you float!
$105.50
Gloria Swan
$54.86
Amanda Swan
Well done on giving this another go this year for a great cause.
$52
Ursula Phillips
Swim well. Good luck 🍀
$50
Auntie Pru
Go Katrina! Beat Nathan!!
$41.60
Daniel Ball
Your goal has inspired me to see if I can do the same. I've done 3 x 1000kms since we last spoke. Swimming lots of laps is quite tiring.. does it get any easier?
