iain anderson

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

$11282

My Team Goal

$10,000

So far, you’ve raised 113% of your fundraising goal!

Raised

$3,565,962

All Goal

$3,600,000

So far, you’ve raised 100% of your fundraising goal!

Thank you to my Sponsors

Life-Saving Donation

$515

mark porter

drug free? I think not

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

Deanna New