10km for Mental Health: Laps for Life Challenge!
- This is my first year diving
- in for youth mental health
Did you know that suicide is the leading cause of death for young people in Australia? More young lives are lost to suicide each year than to car accidents or cancer.
This March, I’m taking on the Laps for Life challenge—swimming to raise awareness and ensure young people get the mental health support they urgently need. My goal? 10km by the end of the month! 🏊♂️
By sponsoring my challenge, you’ll be helping to prevent youth suicide and support young people struggling with their mental health. Every donation makes a real impact, helping to provide crucial services that can change—and even save—lives.
Regarding Recent Events...
Laps for Life Update 🏊♂️
Hey everyone, just a quick update on my Laps for Life challenge. Due to Cyclone Alfred and the emergency orders in place, my local pools have been closed, and unfortunately, I wasn’t able to complete any laps this week.
Because of this, I’ve decided to adjust my goal down to 8km to reflect the lost time. While it's a bit of a setback, the important thing is keeping safe during this wild weather.
If you're on the Queensland Coast, please take care and stay updated with emergency alerts. Hopefully, we’ll be back in the pool soon!
🚨 Laps for Life – Day 1! 🚨
My Swim Progress
I've swum
3.60km (82 laps)
My Goal
8km
How do you compare to other participants?
Average Distance Swum: 9m
Average Distance Goal: 16KM
My Impact
So far this year I helped provide...
183
Young people with vital mental health support.
Fundraising Progress
Raised
$732
My Goal
$520
So far, you’ve raised 141% of your fundraising goal!
Raised
$3917
My Team Goal
$5,000
So far, you’ve raised 78% of your fundraising goal!
Raised
$3,567,088
All Goal
$3,600,000
So far, you’ve raised 100% of your fundraising goal!
My Team Members
Thorpey's Heroes
Member
Stephen Lynch (C)
Raised so far:
$1,011.46
Thorpey's Heroes
Member
Rowena Solomons
Raised so far:
$1,027.57
Team Member
Nish Desai
Raised so far:
$82.43
Team Member
Beau Mattson
Raised so far:
$20.00
Team Member
Mat P
Raised so far:
$731.64
Team Member
Selina Ross
Raised so far:
$52.81
Team Member
Lea Wickremeratne
Raised so far:
$207.34
Team Member
Ange Ryan
Raised so far:
$258.05
Team Member
Tahlia Marks
Raised so far:
$0
Thank you to my Sponsors
Life-Saving Donation
$245
Rebekah van der Spuy
$135.04
Neil Haswell
God luck Mat!
$100
Rhys Fossey
Love your work, Mat!
$56.24
Claire Doorty
Wishing you all the best in your swimming endeavours for such a great cause :)
$56.24
Mat P
$54.12
Joy H
Good Luck Mathew! Love Mum!
$50
Chris Turner
Swim like the Tigers :-p
$30
Kitty Cunningham
Good luck Mat!
$5
Georgia M
Happy swimming!
