Paris Scott

My Passion

This March, I decided to raise funds for Laps for Life in honour of youth mental health and suicide prevention. 

Laps for Life works collaboratively with an important initiatives, Reach Out, whose primary goal is to provide young people, as well as their families, carers and schools with support during challenging times. Reach out Australia, much like other mental health awareness support organisations aim to give voice to those that are silently struggling. 

Mental health and suicide prevention is imperative to ensuring young people feel safe enough to express themselves and supported enough to be vulnerable with others. 

Research shows that open, vulnerable communication is the biggest contributor in ensuring we support young people so throughout the next 31 days of March I will be sharing posts that could help  you start the conversation. These conversations could be more important than you truly know or understand.

Alongside me and within my mind and heart throughout this challenge is the beautiful people already lost to this world. You, your stories, and those loved ones that still remain are the drive for my commitment, and passion toward this challenge. I haven’t jumped into the pool since I was in primary school. Haven’t trained to swim this many laps in more than 10 years, but I’m prepared to give it my all in hope that the funds raised will allow another beautiful person to access support, find comfort in opening up, and find freedom to move forward with strategies, and a support-network that will bring light back into their world. 

I hope this message spreads far and wide as people struggling deserve to be heard, seen and supported. 

“Not a day goes by where the loss of you doesn’t weigh heavy; feeling like we never truly had enough time together, yet our friendship felt so grand in the moment. I hope you never forever how truly loved you were. 🌻” 

- Warm love, Paris. 

My Swim Progress

I've swum

11.30km (380 laps)

My Goal

10km

How do you compare to other participants?

Average Distance Swum: 9m

Average Distance Goal: 16KM

My Impact

So far this year I helped provide...

287

Young people with vital mental health support.

Fundraising Progress

Raised

$1148

My Goal

$520

So far, you’ve raised 221% of your fundraising goal!

Raised

$0

My Team Goal

$0

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

Raised

$3,658,067

All Goal

$3,600,000

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

Thank you to my Sponsors

$150

Rob and the boys

couldn't be prouder of you daughter , go hard

$100

Michelle Austine

Good on you Paris, such an important cause.

$60

The Weinberg Family

You will make a difference with laps of love xx

$58.63

Dylan Hogg

Very proud of you my love 🤍

$56.24

The Harlands

Love your work Paris!

$56.24

Letitia Mitchell

You go girl 🌼

$56.24

Jack K

Go get em Paz 💛

$56.24

Kate

You are truly amazing. Keep swimming! x

$54.12

Kerri-Anne

You got this my strong girl 🫶🏼

$50

The Breasley Family

Well done Paris. A great cause to be involved in.

$33.15

Jack Roylance

Amazing work Paris ❤️

$33.15

Riley M

Go Paris!! 🏊‍♀️

$33.15

Kellie Hogg

Good job Paris 💕you have done well

$32.43

Ethan & Jaz

Awesome work Paz! Xx

$30.50

Charlotte H

$27.81

Robyn Taylor Kelly

Wonderful effort Paris, you got this!

$25.50

Asha

So proud of you Paris🌼💛

$25

emily b

love you paris 🩷

$25

Kira

Great work Paz!!

$22.58

Yasmine Csuka

So incredibly proud of you 🫶🏼💛

$22.58

Elsa Schnyder

You are so inspirational! Rooting for you all the way :))))

$22.58

Marshall Curtis

$22.58

Sophie Cresswell

I love you Paris, so proud of you and the people you are standing for and next to 💛

$22.58

Mia Saunders

$22.10

Océane Dolbec

Thank you Paris for what you do. A thought for Jade 🌻 From France 🇨🇵

$20

mia carnell

🌻

$11.65

Madi Shone

Go Paz! You got this xx

$11.41

Olivia Gittoes

Well done Paris!! Amazing stuff 🤩🫶

$6.13

Elsie Llewellyn

Go Paris, love your work!