The finish

Tony finishing his marathon swim!

550 m to go

I can barely contain myself!

Media

CKNW, at 980 kHz in Vancouver, will be doing a report on Tony at about 12:25 p.m. PDT. You should be able to listen live at cknw.com.

Tony in the news

A couple of days ago: "Marathon swim is all about helping kids."

Lyons chose the CKNW Orphans' Fund because it works with children. He also supports its policy that every dollar raised goes directly to the Fund.

"I use the same motto in my fundraising," he said. "I paid for everything in my training. I've paid for all my swim time, my coaching, my food, everything, and I think that's a good way to do it. And if someone gives me a dollar, it goes straight to the Orphans' Fund."