Aquacamp77

21/10/2026

This is my WHY Love Your Sister 🌈🖤⛓️‍💥

I have 9 days left of fundraising for Love Your Sister💕

https://www.mycause.com.au/page/393788/hit-my-goal

19/10/2026

H A P P Y🎉B I R T H D A Y 🎉A Q U A C A M P 7 7🎉

I was once told to “build it, they will come”.

My husband and I joked while we ran our on land fitness businesses and he dared me to start what we called “Aquacamp77” over a coffee in our kitchen.

I told myself I’d give it a go for 6months and see if anyone would show up.

I was diagnosed with cancer within the first 2mths of starting Aquacamp77 up. I said to my husband “ well there goes that idea” and then we decided no one need know what was happening to me so I hid it and fought cancer in secret while people continued to come through the doors of North Wyong Aqua Center to train with me.

Today marks 1️⃣5️⃣ years of Aquacamp77. I built it, they came and although I’m on a break whilst recovering from surgery you still love it! I have NEVER in 15 years repeated the same session twice. My unique style of training has seen you all supporting me in small business and bringing the community together to continue fundraising for cancer research. Aquacamp77 has always played a big part of my fundraising efforts 🌈🖤💦

Thank you to those who have ever made a splash with Aquacamp77 over the years past and present….I am well over 4000 clients to date, small business is a hard slog and I’m proud to still be able to offer my service in 2027.

Thanks a million for all the love over the years 🎉💪🏽💦

PS. Just incase you were wondering, this is not a true photo of me…I can’t jump yet 🤣🤣🤣

PPS. Our once a year sale is coming, keep your eyes peeled!

14/10/2026

Did you know….?

Aquacamp77 is one of many businesses (No.91) supporting Sams1000. Making a monthly contribution from each entry to our poolside workout. This donation will help bring precision medicine to all Australian’s.

It is Love Your Sister’s vision that Precision Oncology is offered to ALL cancer patients, whatever the cancer, regardless of location, age, income, or status.

Aquacamp77 has been supporting this vision since March 2023 🌈🖤⛓️‍💥

Your dollars are doing more than you ever realized 🙏🏽

08/10/2026

Love Your Sister Thank you 🌈🖤💦

Donation Link In The Comments 🙏🏽

I started swimming religiously as a way to ‘self-care’ during a dancing show on the telly. For the doco on homelessness I swam to cope with a lot. As long as I swim, I am okay. I’m a waterboy. It’s my tonic.

Miriam Smith is a swimmer too and has the kinda heart that puts the kind in humankind. For 15 years Miriam’s helped people feel strong and confident in the water. Miriam’s also a gun fundraiser. I don’t remember a single year I couldn’t count on her efforts. When I started getting businesses on board for Sam’s 1000, she was one of the first in line. No questions asked.

She’s had to put her business Aquacamp77 on hold to focus on her health. It’s a painful fact that anyone who’s experienced is way too familiar with. There just isn’t enough time or energy to do everything.

Thing is, this year Miriam’s staring down the barrel of $200k raised. She’s recovering from surgery, hopefully at home taking it easy (she is not the sitting still type) and then BAM! Big milestone. If I was her it would sure cheer me up.

No pressure, but she is very very close to her target (just over two grand away). If you think you could help edge her closer, I’ll drop her link in the comments.

xsam

PS: a new tax law came in this year that says you can claim any sized donation on your tax now, not just amounts over $2. Something to consider?

07/10/2026

For years Aquacamp77 has been supporting Love Your Sister around the pool with fundraising. Having you support around Breast Cancer Awareness is one of my proudest achievements.

Unfortunately this year I am not poolside and still can’t enter water. However I can still do my part to bring awareness. I was 34years old when cancer knocked on my door. In the prime of my life and fitness era. I was healthy strong and doing all the right things and boom! Nothing prepares you. NOTHING!

So I ask all of you, please check regularly by that I mean monthly. Make appointments for those yearly checks ups. Do not put them off. I had a check up. I was fine. 6weeks later I had stage 3 Triple Negative Breast Cancer an aggressive form of BC. Cancer doesn’t discriminate. It’s a tough fight with a beast

So as I continue my fundraising and awareness please consider a donation of any amount to my fundie this year. Love your Sister gives 💯 of your money to research which supports all cancer research including precision medicine 🌈🖤⛓️‍💥

https://www.mycause.com.au/page/393788/hit-my-goal

Thank you for supporting my work towards a better future without cancer 💕

F(.)(.)K Cancer,

MiriamX

01/10/2026

In 2018 my October fundraising efforts brought Samuel Johnson to the pool. He heard my story and we spoke about his sister Connie 💕

It took me years to make contact with this man, those who follow Love Your Sister know he rarely stops. I have not stopped fundraising for the 31days of October for 14years. It’s something very personal that becomes a part of your being to be able to continue to do it.

If you can contribute something small to my fundraising efforts I’m 2026, please donate here: https://www.mycause.com.au/page/393788/hit-my-goal

💯 of your donation goes to research with Love Your Sister. No skimming. No Bu****it. That’s why I give my time to them!

30/09/2026

🩷 October – Breast Cancer Awareness Month 🩷

In October 2012 I changed my facebook profile to a photo of me with a shaved head and announced I had been fighting breast cancer for 10mth. It was the biggest secret I have ever kept. I worked as a Personal Trainer and no one knew until that one photo appeared.

Since then, I have spent 14 years fundraising for the 31 days of October for various charities, sharing my own story, bringing awareness to my community and raising money. I spent years chasing one charity in particular, and I finally managed to have the opportunity to share my story with them and explain my passion for helping others facing a diagnosis, along with my hope that with every dollar raised, new research would continue to bring new insights and bring us closer to finding a cure.

Samuel Johnson listened and immediately allowed me to begin my charity work with Love Your Sister in 2018, a journey that has now lasted 9 years.
Through events like the Swimathons, raffles, meet and greets, dinners, fitness challenges, Girls’ Nights In, pool parties, runs, walks, picnics… I feel like I have done it all to raise money for this incredible charity.

Unfortunately, this year I have had to slow things down due to my own health, but that won’t stop me completely. As I’m still recovering from surgery, I thought I’d go a little old school and create a chain letter, because sometimes the simplest ideas can make the biggest difference.

So here’s where I need you…Consider making a donation as little as $2 (tax deductible). Then Copy, Paste, Share & Tag 3 friends to become a link in my “Love Your Sister” CHAIN LETTER 🌈🖤✉️

PLEASE DONATE Here: https://www.mycause.com.au/page/393788/hit-my-goal

Then check your B(.)(.)Bs, Pecs & Bits & Stay Vigilant 🩷

Love MiriamX

23/09/2026

There’s a couple of familiar faces in amongst this pic, 8 years ago!

Can you spot them?

28/08/2026

💦💪🏽💦 AQUACAMP77 ANNOUNCEMENT 💦💪🏽💦

Well.… After a lot of thought and consideration , I’ve made the difficult decision to pause Aquacamp77 for the rest of 2026.

I’ve got an operation coming up and need to give myself some proper recovery time , so no, I’m not going to try and be a hero, jumping back in before I’m ready!

Please don’t worry, I’m okay ❤️

I’m just putting myself first for a little while and allowing my body the time it needs to heal.

I know some of you will be disappointed… and I’m expecting a few “BUT MIRIAM!” messages! This isn’t goodbye , it’s me taking care of me.

I’ll be back when I’m ready to get those logs, tyres and medicine balls moving again in 2027.

Until then, keep moving, keep smiling and don’t get too comfortable without me 😂

I will continue to post whilst I’m absent and I’ll see you in 2027🎉

MiriamX

27/08/2026