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Jo Roberts

I'm swimming to save lives

  • This is my first year diving

  • in for youth mental health

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, I'm swimming to make sure young people in Australia have the mental health support they urgently need.

By sponsoring my 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.

You're all amazing!!

UPDATE: I can't thank you all enough! I'm stoked to tell you I've already reached my fundraising goal. So you've inspired me to increase both my targets. I'm now gunning to raise $2500 and clock up 15km in laps. So I'll be back in the pool this arvo. Stand by for more daggy cap and goggle snaps. 👽

Ok! Day 1 of Laps for Life and I've done my first km of the 10 I've pledged to do, to raise funds to help prevent youth suicide.

Given I've got purple and yellow elbows from a ladder collapsing under me last weekend, followed up with giving myself a suspected broken little toe a couple of days ago, I'm happy with my progress. Buoyancy helps! 
And let's face it, there are far worse challenges in life - hence why I'm doing this. If only depression and anxiety were as easy to treat as bruises. But life isn't that simple, especially not for so many teenagers. Puberty is hard enough. Throw compromised mental health into the maelstrom of hormones and, well, you get the picture.

Thanks to all the absolute legends who have supported me so far. Here's the link if anyone else feels inclined.

https://www.lapsforlife.com.au/fundraisers/joroberts/laps-for-life

Please Help Me
Reach My Goal

Raised

$2,294

My Goal

$2,500

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My Swim Progress

I've swum

15.08km (583 laps)

My Goal

15km

How do you compare to other participants?

Average Distance Swum: 16m

Average Distance Goal: 18KM

My Impact

So far this year I helped provide...

573

Young people with vital mental health support.

Fundraising Progress

Raised

$2294

My Goal

$2,500

So far, you’ve raised 92% of your fundraising goal!

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$0

My Team Goal

$0

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

Raised

$3,469,575

All Goal

$3,600,000

So far, you’ve raised 97% of your fundraising goal!

Thank you to my Sponsors

Life-Saving Donation

$245

Gail Willingham

You are a champion!

$135.04

Anita Morgan

Goyougoodthing

$105.50

Sally Armstrong

Right beside you every lap of that pool x

$93.90

Sharyn Martin

Bloody legend!

$93.90

Amber Kelly

Sending you Pisces vibes!

$55.12

Jim Murray

Onya!

$54.86

Kerryn Howell

Go Jo Go! 🤩🙌 You’re amazing Xxx

$54.86

Anonymous

$54.86

Kate Ormonde

Go Jo. Great cause!

$54.86

Lando Sharples family

Bravo Jo!!

$54.86

Ruth Wallace

$54.86

Jo Ferrari

Go Jo Ro!

$54.86

Laurie Kelly

Well done Jo. Now you can float like a Swan and relax.

$54.86

Karin Moning

Great cause - you rock Jo!

$54.86

Laurie Kelly

Go Jo! With my swimming skills all I can do is give money.

$54.86

Ingrid Vaughan

You rock!

$53

Jo and Michael Barry

Good work Jo!

$52.75

Vlora

$52.75

Stephen and Clare

What a wonderful little critter you is! We’ll done my blood sister xx

$52.75

Sylvia Vucetic

Go hard or go home, Jo!

$52.75

Marguerite Alley

Oh, you’re one of those Awesome ones :) xxo

$52

Nicole Lindsay

$50

Marita Mason

Just keep swimming just keep swimming, swimming, swimming, swimming!!!

$50

Natalie M

You are brilliant 💜

$42.20

Karen and Ben

Go Jo!

$42.20

Alan Gelder

Well done Jo!

$42

Lucy Beaumont

Sorry to hear about the ladder Jo! Go you good thing in the pool. Fantastic cause xx

$40

Lisa Carr

Good on you Jo

$36.40

Jonathan Alley

$31.65

Jacqueleen Brown

Go you

$31.65

Nicole Kelly

Your awesome jo

$31.65

Anna Sublet

Good on you Jo, thank you for swimming for others. I'm thinking of you when I swim too. Such an important cause.

$30

Julie Spice

$26.38

Val Wood

Go Jo.

$26.25

Lisa Masini

Great cause Jo x

$21.10

Margee Glover

Go Jo! You are an inspiration.

$21.10

Caz Gannell

$21.10

Glenda Allen

Awesome effort Jo! And a great cause.

$21.10

Fiona Darling

Hi lap queen!! Well done on crawling your way to this outstanding achievement!! Health is everything - mental, physical, spiritual - and swimming isn’t easy, but you have smashed it. Well done legend, really well done!! Xx

$21.10

Jenny Huntley

Go Jo! 🏊🏻‍♀️

$21.10

kate reid

$21.10

Jo Roberts

$21.10

Matched by Reef Shark Foundation

$21

Karina Armstrong

$20

Anonymous

What a great cause Jo. I am sure you would lol smash it.

$10.55

Georgina Scambler

Smash it Jo :)