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 save lives
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
10.00km (0 laps)
My goal
20km
My Impact
So far I’ve raised $974 to provided 243.4025 young people experiencing mental health difficulties with vital support.
Top Donation
$106
Louise & Michael
Shoutout to Louise & Michael – my biggest supporter so far with a $106 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
Late post! week two commences
Yesterday, without too much fanfare I kicked off week 2 of this challenge. Another sneaky kilometre done. I hope this little bit of serial pestering helps to reach at least one person in a meaningful way. I continue to be blown away by the support and generosity of you all. Thank you ❤️ ShareWeek one is done
What can I say except the biggest Thank you” for all the amazing support in the first week of the Laps for Life challenge. I am so grateful to be a conduit for the extremely generous donations so far, and to have such sincere and welcome encouragement. I hope you’ll continue to humour me as I carry on to achieve my targets - maybe even setting the stakes a bit higher along the way. Some stats for those who like that sort of thing: 22.6% of the month complete (day 7 of 31) 35% laps achieved (7 of 20kms) 112% fundraising goal achieved ($563.00 raised of my $500 target) While the Apple Watch may have left the chat, I’m still kicking :) Share
Day 6 - how rude!
In a bid to even out my numbers I set a goal to swim 1.4km today, however I was thwarted by technology. At 1.3km I realised that my “smart” watch was trying to call my Emergency Contacts. Presumably it felt I was in some sort of distress. Rude! I exited the pool, let the lifeguard know that if an ambulance arrived for me I’m fine, sent messages to my Emergency Contacts, had a laugh, disposed of my watched (okay, not really) and carried on with my day. ShareGimme more on day four - 1.1km
Yes, 1.1km today. “Why?” I hear you ask? Well I headed on down for a pre dinner swim and got to lap 24 when we were asked to Vacate the Pool due to an unwell person doing what unwell people do. So I ducked home to do a few bits and bobs then headed back to the pool to finish my laps. But I can’t do 16 laps, that’s weird. So I did 20 and decided I should call it a day before I decided on some other number that potentially made more sense. Running total on day 4 is 3.6km. ShareDay two - laps for lunch
Headed to the campus pool today and snuck in 40 laps…well, possibly 42 but the lap counter on my watch had me doubting myself. In the pool by 1:30 and headed for the showers by 2:03 puts me at a similar pace to yesterday. No Olympic glory coming my way, but at least I’ve put a little dint in the 20km goal!! ShareDay one - the best laid plans
Got to the local pool at 5:11pm intent to get though 40 laps (1km) by the published 6pm closing time, only to learn the pool is to be vacated by 5:30. I asked if I could scoot straight to the pool and sort out my pass on the way out, with my request kindly obliged. I was in the water by 5:15 and completed my 20 laps by 5:28 - not bad considering I haven’t really done laps in what I now realise is YEARS!! I would have preferred to complete 1km for my first day, but maybe this was the universe telling me it’s okay to pace myself on Day One. 19.5kms to go. Lovk it in. ShareThank you to my
supporters
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Louise & Michael
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Deanna Constantine
My sista. You are ace xx
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Samantha Ashton
You are amazing beautiful Kell
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Jo D
Go sista!
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Kellie Constantine
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Siew-Peng Condon
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Leanne Douglas
Keep going Kel, you’re a superstar
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Tanya & Dean Humphrey
Great job cuz!!
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Fiona
keep going Kellie - you've got this!
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Jeff Stewart
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Mum & Phil
We’re very proud of you!
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Meg
Ace works Kellie! 💪🏼
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Shannon Nagyivan
Paying for the content. I’m enjoying your daily updates Kellie, keep up the good work.
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Dee
Awesome effort. Great cause.
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Phil Russell
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We love what you're doing Kellie, good on you and thanks for all your efforts to help young people access the support they need xx