Mia Akhurst

I'm swimming to promote youth mental health this march!

  • This is my first year diving

  • in for youth mental health

Hi I’m Mia, and this March I will be swimming 100km to raise money and awareness for youth mental health.

The main push for me to complete this challenge is to educate and support others on the importance of acknowledging their own mental health. 

Some days we aren’t feeling our best, and that’s okay, it’s okay to not be okay, but what isn’t okay is when we chose to wrap up this feeling we have, rather than talking to others and finding comfort. 

I want to help build a support system everyone deserves, for everyone to know their feelings matter and they shouldn’t feel ashamed to share them or reach out for help.

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.

My Swim Progress

I've swum

102.00km (0 laps)

My Goal

100km

How do you compare to other participants?

Average Distance Swum: 9m

Average Distance Goal: 16KM

My Impact

So far this year I helped provide...

412

Young people with vital mental health support.

Fundraising Progress

Raised

$1646

My Goal

$1,500

So far, you’ve raised 110% of your fundraising goal!

Raised

$3093

My Team Goal

$5,000

So far, you’ve raised 62% of your fundraising goal!

Raised

$3,570,179

All Goal

$3,600,000

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

Thank you to my Sponsors

Life-Saving Donation

$260.75

Janine Debenham

Get swimming kid! Love you

Life-Saving Donation

$255.54

Pop

Life-Saving Donation

$245

Matched by Reef Shark Foundation

$135.04

Karen Turner

Go Mia, brilliant effort.

$135.04

Janine Debenham

Always proud of your efforts Mia

$135.04

Kylie Mc

Go Mia

$106.12

Vanessa Bond

Mia you are amazing.. such an inspiration

$64.67

Andrew Skehan

Great job, Mia!

$56.24

Lynne Akhurst

Just keep swimming

$56.24

Nikita Muriti

u got this mia !!

$33.15

Todd Cameron

Well played

$33.15

Megan Reiss Walker

Go girl!!!!!!

$22.58

Shallyn Linfanti

$22.58

Michele & Alyssa Clarke

Good on you Mia! Great job

$22.58

Andrea

As always so proud of you Mia!

$17.16

Zoe Pollard

You’re amazing so proud !!

$16.80

iyla

so proud of you mia!!

$16.80

Reiss Walker

Gooooo miaaaaa 🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽

$11.65

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