Manuka Pool Lappers

Goal achieved and more



Set the goal for 60 laps in the 1 hr session and did 70 laps. feeling pleased.

We’re swimming (again) to save lives



Every year the Manuka Pool Lappers join forces to fundraise and lap to raise money for suicide prevention! 

We cap our fundraising off with a 24 hours swim on 23 March 2025  - where anyone can join in for a few laps and/or make a donation.

Since we started in 2021, we have collectively raised more than $75,000 - will you help us crack $100,000 in 2025? 

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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, we’re swimming to make sure young people in Australia have the mental health support they urgently need.

By sponsoring our 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.

Our Impact

So far this year we helped provide...

6650

Young people with vital mental health support.

Our Team Members

Thorpey's Heroes

Member

Catherine Russell (C)

Raised so far:

$1,241

Thorpey's Heroes

Member

Bryan Pasfield

Raised so far:

$1,657

Thorpey's Heroes

Member

Ebony Pasfield

Raised so far:

$1,096

Team Member

CAROLINE LUKE-EVERED

Raised so far:

$863

Team Member

Sarah Anderson

Raised so far:

$205

Team Member

James Hawes

Thorpey's Heroes

Member

Mary Gilmore

Raised so far:

$2,003

Team Member

Catie Park

Raised so far:

$512

Thorpey's Heroes

Member

Nadine Deakin

Raised so far:

$1,570

Team Member

Nate B

Raised so far:

$82

Thorpey's Heroes

Member

Kim Rubenstein

Raised so far:

$1,820

Thorpey's Heroes

Member

Rebecca

Raised so far:

$1,002

Team Member

Madeleine Buffard

Team Member

Grace Carpenter

Raised so far:

$957

Thorpey's Heroes

Member

Maddie Lewis

Raised so far:

$1,083

Team Member

Jaimie Wiltshire

Thorpey's Heroes

Member

Becky and Jaimie

Raised so far:

$1,000

Team Member

Kurt Michl

Raised so far:

$178

Thorpey's Heroes

Member

Rhys Elton

Raised so far:

$1,275

Team Member

Melissa Calver

Raised so far:

$459

Team Member

Libby Porter

Raised so far:

$544

Thorpey's Heroes

Member

Annabelle & Stephan Slingerland & Praet

Raised so far:

$1,007

Team Member

Bronte Lockey

Raised so far:

$346

Team Member

Brad Watts

Raised so far:

$274

Team Member

Lucy Atkinson

Raised so far:

$708

Team Member

David Cross

Raised so far:

$65

Thorpey's Heroes

Member

Jason Spencer-Scarr

Raised so far:

$2,096

Team Member

Erin Massey

Raised so far:

$111

Team Member

Gen Livingstone

Team Member

Aurelia Thomson

Raised so far:

$256

Team Member

Ro Hyde

Team Member

Jack Quaid

Raised so far:

$230

Team Member

Ella

Raised so far:

$363

Thank you to our Sponsors

Life-Saving Donation

$615

Cees Nic Henny Van Rijn

Go go go! From all the ones we met, onto all who can will bear the resilience to go through the waves and trust you will get through and come out 2.0!

Life-Saving Donation

$515

Sharon Davidson

GO Jaso!!!

Life-Saving Donation

$412

Anonymous

Go the Manuka Lappers

Life-Saving Donation

$261

Manuka Pool

Rhys

Life-Saving Donation

$261

Keeley Pasfield

So proud of you!

Life-Saving Donation

$261

Anonymous

Good on you Caroline.

Life-Saving Donation

$261

Ebony Pasfield

Life-Saving Donation

$256

Nathan Gibbons

Smash it mate

Life-Saving Donation

$256

Joshua Thomson

Well done for giving it a go

Life-Saving Donation

$256

Rosemary Hollow

Go lappers!!

Life-Saving Donation

$256

Msa A

111

Life-Saving Donation

$256

Pete Russell

Go Team!!!

Life-Saving Donation

$256

Bryan Pasfield

Life-Saving Donation

$256

Bryan Pasfield

Thanks for all you do for this great cause

Life-Saving Donation

$256

Bruce E

Life-Saving Donation

$256

Honeysuckle And Lace

Such a wonderful cause Rebecca xxx

Life-Saving Donation

$256

Althea Oliver

Keep up the good work, Kim.

Life-Saving Donation

$256

Spratys

Life-Saving Donation

$250

Matched By Reef Shark Foundation

Life-Saving Donation

$245

Matched By The Gpt Group

Life-Saving Donation

$245

Matched By The Gpt Group

Life-Saving Donation

$245

Matched By The Gpt Group

Life-Saving Donation

$245

Matched By The Gpt Group

Life-Saving Donation

$245

Matched By The Gpt Group

$219

Amanda Horne

THANK YOU for championing 'Laps For LIfe' at Manuka Pool

$217

Matched By Reef Shark Foundation

$217

Campbells

$209

Amanda Horne

Congratulations on your record breaking swim!

$209

Donald Rothwell

$203

Colin Davidson

Here’s 50c for each lap more than your previous record

$180

Zandy Fell

$168

Mum

Awesome effort to both of you!. So proud of you Jaimie xx

$158

Vikki Nash

Like Dory from Nemo said “just keep swimming”🐟

$150

Hazel Hurrell

$150

Eva Wagner

For Anne

$150

Quaid Family

Go Jack Go! 🏊‍♂️

$135

Matched By Gonski Foundation & The Gpt Group

$135

Pete & Lindy

Great swims by all!!!!

$135

Judy Waters

Thanks Kim, such an important issue.

$135

Anonymous

$135

Matched By Gonski Foundation & The Gpt Group

$135

Stuart Gilmore

$135

David Wilson

$135

Lucy Atkinson

$135

Reef Shark Foundation Matched

$135

Jane Carpenter

Good job Gracie!

$135

David Evered

$135

Matched By The Gpt Group

$135

Timothy Dowling

$135

Graham Reilly

$135

Sportscare Barton

$135

Paula Hoffman

Thank you so much Kim, we are incredibly grateful for your support for mental health and dedication to Melanie.x

$135

Self Donation Nadine

$130

Ella Vadot

$128

Ap Total Performance Pty Ltd

Well done mum! The APs are so proud of you! You’re such a super star!

$128

Anonymous

Good onya Mel !

$128

Nick Mamas

Give em hell big fish

$128

Kieser Kingston

Well done Bryan !!

$127

Matthew

$126

Diana Heins

$109

Lachlan Carpenter

$108

Mark Porter

Good luck with the next 119 laps.

$107

James Macdonald

$106

Rhys Elton

$106

Anonymous

Swim, breathe, another lap, go Mary!

$106

Matched By Reef Shark Foundation

$106

Lynp

Great effort midnight swimmers

$106

Michael

Good luck Mary! Great cause.

$106

Lisa Lockey

Just keep swimming….so proud of you. X

$106

Jl

$106

Denise

Go get it ….. thinking of you from Brisbane.

$106

Judith Bellicanta

Keep on swimming, swimming, swimming.

$106

Borgo's

🏊‍♂️🏊‍♂️🏊‍♂️🏊🏻🏊🏻🏊🏻Great cause, great effort ladies👍👏

$106

Janette Hollins

$106

Damian Abrahams

Couldn’t swim myself this year so here’s to your campaign😉💪🏽❤️

$106

Darren

Your support to this very worthwhile cause is to be commended and well done with what you and the team have achieved for the young people in our community.

$106

Me Myself And I

$106

Matched By Pni Foundation & Antipodes Partners

$106

Natalie

$106

Mark And Fran

Go you good thing!

$106

Michael Dowling

Enjoy that 4am swim, Cousin. Nothing like it. You'll kill it! Cheers, Michaell

$106

Peter Bignell

$106

Dawn Waters

You truly are an inspiration, my girl

$106

Pauline O'neill

$106

Trish Mcewan

$106

Paula And John Hoffman

Thank you Kim for putting your efforts in to such a worth while cause. ❤️

$106

Mary Gilmore

$106

Matched By Reef Shark Foundation

$106

Caroline Luke-evered

$106

Matched By Reef Shark Foundation

$104

Francesca Spencer-scarr

So proud of you 😘

$100

Karen Middleton

Because good people doing good things deserve support. Thankyou.

$100

Paul Kinghorne

Bravo Zulu Bryan and team

$100

Scott Lockey

Enjoy your midnight swim! Very proud of your efforts 😀

$100

Chris Ss

Give 'it horns Jason!

$100

Michael & Sam Noonan

Congratulations Jaimie & Becky - great swimming for a great cause !

$100

Campbell

$95

Saresy And Damo

Soo inspiring Eb 🫶

$95

Clive Hamilton

Go Rean

$95

Louise Riethmuller

$89

Stephanie Layec

Go Ella ! Si proud if you! The Kiwis

$89

Melantha Macleod

Swim as freely as the water you glide through xxx

$89

Nat

Just keep swimming, just keep swimming

$89

Matched By Pni Foundation & Antipodes Partners

$80

Sander & Co Schoone

Tuurlijk! off you go!

$75

Kurt Michl

$75

Matched By Reef Shark Foundation

$75

Rebecca Scouller

$75

Matched By The Gpt Group

$67

Dawn Ross

$65

Jade Wilson

$65

Jordan Jones

$65

Gus

Garce so proud of tou

$65

Margaret Scott

You are amazing, go girl!

$65

Charity Rentsch

$65

David Cross

$65

Sarah Todd

$65

Conor Bradwell

$65

Angelique Kelly

$65

Lisa Z

$65

David Middleton

$60

Steve Hulme

Well done all

$60

Tess Gilfedder

Good on you Lucy! 👏

$60

Mary C

Go Manuka Pool

$57

Mel Clark

Brilliant cause and what an honour to swim laps in the fabulous Manuka pool - no matter what hour of the day or night!

$56

Julien Lefebvre

Well done team

$56

Rae-chi Huang

What a worthy cause

$56

Anonymous

$56

Julie Smith

Well done Jason - a very worthwhile cause!

$56

Juliette Ford

Go for it!

$56

Pumpkin

$56

Maxie Porter

Go get em mum!

$56

Maria Storti

Lucy - good luck and well done!

$56

Jules Frost

Well done B!

$56

Nick Perillo

$56

Anonymous

$56

The Rippers Xx

Great job gracie xx

$56

Fiona Freeman

Go eb and all the swimmers proud of u 💪

$56

Kerri Volke

Well done Maddie. Getting professional caring mental health support shouldn't be the battle that it continues to be especially in the nation's capital! Keep up the good fight. You're an everyday hero !

$56

Fiona Jenkins

Go Kim!

$56

John Maxwell

Legendary effort. Congratulations. You're a beast in the pool!

$56

J J & G

Just keep swimming

$56

Deidre Hill

Inspiration effort !

$56

Ted & Olive Boutique

$56

Senna Carter

GO MADDIE! QUEEN BEE! QUEEN BEE! QUEEN BEE!

$56

Stella Majury

Congratulations Nadine

$56

Shannon Owen

Well done Cath and Aila! xx

$56

Ebony Pasfield

$56

Queen Ethos

Goooooo Queen Bee 🐝

$56

Anonymous

Great effort Lucy. Very inspiring ❤️

$56

Anonymous

$56

Anna Hart

$56

Kate Nash

Well done girls !

$56

Mark Nolan

Thanks Kim! Great effort for a great cause. Let’s get young people the help they need and deserve without stigma!

$56

Fiona Baker

$56

Matched By Gonski Foundation & The Gpt Group

$56

Elisabeth Luke

Go for it!

$56

Kaylie And James Healey

Well done !

$56

Kate Montgomery

Awesome Lucy!

$56

Greg Saunders

Great work for a great cause - well done

$56

Sarah Anderson

$56

Anonymous

$56

Matched By Pni Foundation & Antipodes Partners

$56

Matched By Reef Shark Foundation

$56

Mum

Go Ella!!!

$56

Catherine Waterhouse

$56

Faizah

$56

Matched By Gonski Foundation & The Gpt Group

$56

Margaret Smith

Great cause!

$56

Leesa & Jacob Harman

$56

Grandma & Grandpa

Well done Bronte!

$56

Hannah

Well done! Smashed it!

$56

Anne Gilmore

Great Mary What a great way to keep fit and do something inspiring. Annie & Pete

$56

Anonymous

$56

Matched By The Gpt Group

$56

Anonymous

I would like to donate $60 dollars

$56

Annabelle & Stephan Slingerland & Praet

$56

Harry Notaras

An excellent cause to close a wonderful season. Many thanks to Brian and the team. Harry, Debbie, John and Athena

$56

Anonymous

$56

Danielle Mildren

Great cause Kim!

$56

Matched By The Gpt Group

$56

Matched By Pni Foundation & Antipodes Partners

$56

Alison White

Go girl!

$56

Pamela Ryan

$55

Sammy Murray

$55

Erin Massey

$55

Ruby Gilmore

$55

Henry Dalgleish

Well done mate. That's bloody inspirational! And such an important cause. Proud of you big dog

$55

Nadine Deakin

$55

Matched By Reef Shark Foundation

$55

Catherine Russell

$55

Matched By Reef Shark Foundation

$54

Anonymous

So inspiring!

$54

Matched By The Gpt Group

$54

Sam Perillo

Just keep swimming🐠🐟🐠

$54

Emily Larizza

Amazing job Grace xx

$54

Paul Nesbitt

Good on you Nadine.

$54

Michael Ayling

Go Jason very proud of you

$54

Jack Van Gent

Is het goed gegaan

$54

Pamela Jenkins

Happy swimming:)

$54

Jill Farrelly

Go Lib!!

$54

Paddleboards Rule!

Go you good thang! Great guy, good cause = legend!

$54

Anonymous

$54

Abby Buckley

Great work Amanda and all the swimmers.

$54

Nell Linnane

Go girl. You’ve got this!

$54

Svetlana Jovanovic

Love you Ella

$54

Ruth Tofler-riesel

Good on you Kim! 💕

$54

Basil Louis

Well done Mary

$54

Kate Finch

$54

Annette Watts

$54

Judy Adams

Have fun Miss.

$54

Michelle Baxter

Go Mary

$54

Matched By Pni Foundation & Antipodes Partners

$52

Queen Cwa

Go Queen Bee!

$52

Anonymous

$52

Holly Worrad

Gooooo teddy!

$52

Cath Dowling

You go girl...

$52

Abbey

Go Nadine!

$52

Cam

$52

Tom Henman

Less go Ted, glad it’s you and not me.

$52

Catherine Ryan

Good luck Mary!

$52

Erica Graham

Proud of you Maddie, you are an inspiration ❤️

$52

Anneke Porter

Gooooooo mumma!!

$52

Amin Cooper

Well done t-dawgydawg, absolutely killed it!

$50

Warren Spencer-scarr

$50

Jack Quaid

$50

Susan Rubenstein

A worthy cause

$50

Erin

Go Sarah!!!!

$49

Gilbert Kruidenier

Good of you to do this!

$48

Willem Jan & Jonas

Great to support you with a team from The Netherlands VS Sweden! SUP Adventurer Jonas having a swimm training in The Hague! Getting ready to paddle to Down Under! 😉

$46

John Ophel

$44

Anonymous

Thanks Bryan and Manuka Pool for all you do for the community.

$40

Queen Bee

Thanks Manuka Pool Lappers!🙏👑🐝💜

$40

Liv

Great job girls xx should be so proud of yourselves 🥰

$39

Pearl Joel

What a wonderful initiative that sounds like fun at the same time Wishing much success!

$38

Kim Rubenstein

$38

Matched By Reef Shark Foundation

$37

Midnight Swimmer

Thanks for your amazing service and the fun and imaginative event to close the season. Well done.

$33

Kurt Quinn

$33

Jade Wilson

$33

Bella Skene

Love you and love your work x

$33

Daniel Kelly

Just keep swimming

$33

Mary Goring

Hello Mary Sorry to miss this yesterday. Best of luck to reach your goal. Thanks for your efforts in this Mary Gg🌻🤗

$33

Gabbi Ciacia

proud of you gracie <3

$33

Becca Robertson

$33

Stephen Wallace

$33

Sienna Aguilar

💛💛💛

$33

Alex Ayling

Keep going!! 💪🏼💪🏼

$33

Dan And Court

$33

Vee Bee

Yay Maddie!

$33

Amanda Mclean

You go girl!

$33

Anonymous

Good luck Ella!

$33

Anonymous

Thank you Mary.

$33

Michelle

I appreciate your effort for this cause and know it will go far!

$32

The Earl Bois

$31

Nate B

$31

Matched By Reef Shark Foundation

$30

Daisy And Rob

$30

Mads Holt

🥳🥳

$30

Rosie Stephens

Well done Mary! Already surpassed your fund raising goal😊

$30

Sai Ng

Good luck for the swim! Regards, Sai, Chak and Sook

$29

Tanisha Bajpai

Proud of you Gracie <3

$28

Connor Daly

$28

Cassandra Adams

Just keep swimming!

$28

Bronte Lockey

$28

Peter Kaas

Have a successful swim-marathon. Proud of you.

$28

Maddie Lewis

$28

Matched By Reef Shark Foundation

$28

Di Summers

Make a splash!

$28

Cornelis Visser

By sponsoring your challenge (support from The Netherlands) I hope to support mental health support for young people in Australia to prevent youth suicide. Wishing you success! Suicide should not be the leading cause of death for young people in Australia. More young people in Australia should have access to the mental health support they urgently need.

$28

Libby Porter

$28

Victor Goldsztein

Well done Kim!

$28

Tessa Robertson

Proud of you Gracie Pie!!!!

$28

Catie Broadbent

Go girl, super proud of you for doing this!!

$28

Yvette Massey

$28

Alex

Go Kurt! :) Alex and Mark

$28

Krista

Great effort!

$28

Jordan

$25

Colin Allaert

Fantastisch dat je dit doet, succes!🙌

$25

Lisa

$23

Emily Hoswell

You’re amazing! Such a great cause!

$23

Kate

Go Jade and Cham 💪

$23

Jeremy Minahan

Well done Cath awesome cause to support.

$23

Elizabeth Izatt

Enjoy the calm of the black line - up and down thinking of nothing - other than what lap you are up to.

$23

Frank Russo

$23

Savannah Van Geelen

LOVE YOU GRACE XOXO

$23

Em Frank

So proud of what you’re achieving!

$23

Midnight Swimmer

What a great end of season event you create, right down to the music and fruit platter. Epic effort. Great humans!

$23

Rhys Elton

$23

Matched By Gonski Foundation & The Gpt Group

$23

Liv Kirkcaldie

$23

Lucy Minehan

$23

Jean Driessen

Great cause Bradley

$23

Tully Webb

Good luck Grace!! Stay safe whilst you do these amazing things xoxoxo

$23

Alyssa Seden

$23

Georgie Long

$23

Brooke Corkhill

$23

James Savill

$23

Gillian And Paul

$23

Katelyn Freeman

Proud of you Ebony 💗

$23

David Park

$23

Matched By Gonski Foundation & The Gpt Group

$23

Nikki Henningham

$23

Neve James

$23

Jess Reid

$23

Matched By Gonski Foundation & The Gpt Group

$20

Michael Neilsen

$20

Matched By Gonski Foundation & The Gpt Group

$20

Bonus By Reef Shark Foundation

$20

Samantha Calver

$20

James Hedger

$20

Bonus By Reef Shark Foundation

$20

Emily Moore & Tallen Hall

Go Manuka!!

$20

Bonus By Reef Shark Foundation

$20

Laura Mcmahon

Great work Mel raising money for a great cause, good luck with your swimming!

$20

Ben F

Go Brad you good thing and great cause!

$20

Bonus By Reef Shark Foundation

$17

Bridget Flaherty

Good luck girls!! Just keep swimming🏊🏼‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️

$17

Belinda Pasfield

You're Amazing!!

$17

Tanya C

Go mary!

$17

Matched By Pni Foundation & Antipodes Partners

$17

Linda

Goed bezig!! Ga zo door! Jullie zijn helden.

$15

Nic Castro

A small contribution to help make a difference— Nice one, Brad. keep up the great work!

$12

Mikayla

Go Grace! So proud of you xx

$12

Anonymous

$12

Libby Porter

$12

Anonymous

$12

H D

Well done Kim enjoy your swim

$11

Jayden Yu

$10

Alison Jones

Champions!

$10

Anonymous

$6

Anonymous

$6

Jessica Reid

$6

Sophie Brown

Great swimming, keep up the hard work, doing amazing, have fun at Manuka at 1:30am

$6

Marie Hales

Go Becky!! <3

$5

Jessica Bartlett

$5

Matched By Pni Foundation & Antipodes Partners