Mate to Mate at 8 with Luke Richards - Watch it now!

In the second of our mate to mate at 8 series, Turts (Craig Turton) caught up with ultra-marathon open water swimmer and Movember and Beyond Blue Ambassador Luke Richards.

During his chat with Turts, Luke openly shared his journey living with mental illness, addiction and of his suicide attempts.

Over 6 years ago, Luke’s life was on a singular trajectory, caught in the cycle of addiction with no hope of recovery. With the help of many people, Luke did recover and has been blessed with an amazing life.

In 2019 Luke completed the Port to Pub 25k ultra-marathon, swimming for 10 hours and 21 minutes to reach the finish line.

In August 2020 he starts his journey to complete the ‘Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming’ starting with the English Channel.

Luke swims to show people what they can achieve in recovery.