Laps for life
- This is my first year diving
- in for youth mental health
This March I’m joining my wife Sophie and her team from the National Gallery of Australia in swimming to raise funds for ReachOut to help them provide essential mental health care to young Australians.
As a parent and GP I have seem firsthand the impact of mental health on our young people.
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.
By sponsoring our challenge, you’ll be helping to prevent youth suicide and all funds raised will help young people feel better about today and the future, no matter what challenge they're facing.
another beautiful morning
another brilliant morning swim at the beautiful Stromlo pool - so blessed every day 😊My Swim Progress
I've swum
20.00km (660 laps)
My Goal
20km
How do you compare to other participants?
Average Distance Swum: 9m
Average Distance Goal: 16KM
My Impact
So far this year I helped provide...
812
Young people with vital mental health support.
Fundraising Progress
Raised
$3249
My Goal
$520
So far, you’ve raised 625% of your fundraising goal!
Raised
$11339
My Team Goal
$10,000
So far, you’ve raised 113% of your fundraising goal!
Raised
$3,611,176
All Goal
$3,600,000
So far, you’ve raised 101% of your fundraising goal!
My Team Members
Thorpey's Heroes
Member
Fifi Honey Wild River (C)
Raised so far:
$1,230.02
Team Member
Paloma Smith du Toit
Raised so far:
$0
Team Member
Benjamin Taylor
Raised so far:
$303.65
Team Member
Cherie McNair
Raised so far:
$475.53
Team Member
Sally Brand
Raised so far:
$938.06
Thorpey's Heroes
Member
Jennifer Barrett
Raised so far:
$1,580.17
Thorpey's Heroes
Member
Sophie Gray
Raised so far:
$1,599.80
Team Member
Alice McColl
Raised so far:
$620.42
Team Member
Dana Zeimer
Raised so far:
$42.54
Thorpey's Heroes
Member
iain anderson
Raised so far:
$3,249.31
Team Member
Yoharna Rachwal
Raised so far:
$845.67
Team Member
Sandy & Florrie MacDougall
Raised so far:
$197.16
Thank you to my Sponsors
Life-Saving Donation
$515
mark porter
Life-Saving Donation
$260
Savuti Holdings Pty Ltd
Go you good thing!!
Life-Saving Donation
$250
Dorothy Anderson
$208.60
David and Carolyn Hardman
Just keep swimming……looks like you’re almost there!
$182.81
John Ellingham
I couldnt find Lane .. Hes an awesome swimmer .. Can you please forward to him
$135.04
Peter Charlton
$106.12
Richard
Hey Iain, I've got 2 teenagers so greatly respect and appreciate the work of Reachout. Good luck! Richard
$106.12
Peter Cursley
$106.12
Ruth Oettle
Bethan swims like nobody's business!
$100
Robert Lang
$80.25
iain anderson
$64.67
Susie Head
Awesome good on you for participating in this event
$64.67
Mike Power
A very good cause. Top effort
$56.24
John N
Amazing stuff Iain
$56.24
Paula Conroy
Just keep paddling Iain 💪
$56.24
Richie
Waiting at the end will be Kate Bush CD
$56.24
TK
$56.24
Anonymous
Go for it Iain - you are amazing!!
$56.24
Carmel Jean Seymour
$56.24
Penwipa Campa
Good on you Iain for taking on such a great cause, so meaningful and thoughtful. 3 weeks ago my friend told me that a year 8 student from her daughter's school committed suicide from bullying. Such a sad news that this happens to young people.
$56.24
Matt
$56.24
Thomas Newman
Good man.
$54.99
Phil Morrissey
Go Angry! if you wear one of those fancy swimsuits they banned in the past, will your record still stand ????
$54.12
Tristan Kathage
Swim you bastard, swim!!
$54.12
richard Poulton
Splish, splosh, splash.... Nice work Iain.
$52.92
Ash Taylor
$52
Vron
Splish splash!
$52
Sir Doug Trappett
$50
Matthew Raisin
Good on you
$50
RichardB
Great cause. Best of luck!
$43.60
Jett Gray
You never cease to amaze me, I love you so much
$30
Yinan Zhang
$30
Daina
Nice work Iain! Great effort & a very worthy cause.
$20
Emily McDonald
Good job, Iain! A very worthy cause. I look forward to seeing how it goes :-)
$20
drug free? I think not