Noon - 7 hours in

Tony's done 19.5 km, putting him 500 m up on his schedule.

I had a question about his swimwear. He's wearing TYR shorts, as shown.

The 11 a.m. crew

It's at the point where I'm not sure of everyone's name - but they're a happy-looking crew.

More volunteer swimmers

I count 5.

12.3 km at 9 a.m. local time

That's about 300 m up on his plan.

The pic is of the brothers Lyons, Dave in the lead.

More volunteer swimmers: Sherry & Paul

Sherry and Paul pace Tony and keep him company.

Tony taking his 10-km break

6 km!

In 1:41, now 19 min up on his plan.

Here's Tony taking a break just after 5 km.