Tony Fahey | World Record Holder & Fundraiser

Hello, I’m Tony 👋 I’m 82 and a former world record holder. In May I’ll attempt a 24-hour endurance challenge at Sale Water Park, leading a team of four to “walk on water” using a specially engineered human-powered boat. justgiving.com/page/tonywalko… 1/2

The Just Giving nominations are open for the 2026 awards. 🏆 Please vote for Tony using the link below: justgiving.com/hub/happening-…

A special thank you to my brother Peter, ('our kid') and his three sons, Paul, Andrew and Simon for donating an incredible £5,000. And to another very generous soul, who has anonymously donated another £5,000 towards my fundraising challenge. 🫶 justgiving.com/page/tonywalko…

Family means everything to me. ❤️ This photo was taken on my 80th birthday – with two grandchildren missing, one at work and one not even born yet. Looking at my children and grandchildren, I can’t imagine being in the position some @MakeAWishUK families face.

It's great to see this wonderful article from the @DailyMail about my world record breaking attempt next month, all in the name of raising money for the children under @MakeAWishUK

Grandfather, 82, who learned how to walk again after 50mph crash sets sights on world record water-walking challenge to raise £1million for charity trib.al/pUnQZ0U

@DailyMail Thank you for a wonderful article ❤️

This is the best news ever.....❤️ @MakeAWishUK #TonyFahey

If you’re thinking about donating…🙏 This is why it means so much.

Another exciting update at the end of week 9 - Almost there with our fundraising target for @MakeAWishUK 🙏 UPDATE - We are now at 91%! Thank you so much!

A few people who have seen me training have asked how they can help. 🙏 And if you do feel able to support, whatever you can give really does make a difference. It all goes towards something far more important than the challenge itself. @MakeAWishUK justgiving.com/page/tonywalko…

Wow… we’ve reached 71% of our target for @MakeAWishUK.🙏 I honestly can’t quite believe it. A huge thank you to Stormguard in Macclesfield for their incredibly generous £3,000 donation, that really is amazing, I am lost for words. justgiving.com/page/tonywalko…

All in the name of the children who need it the most, supported by @MakeAWishUK. Everything we’re doing is to help bring moments of joy and hope to children and their families through Make-A-Wish UK. Donate here - justgiving.com/page/tonywalko…

Not every test day goes to plan (but that's why I have my good friend Geoff on the journey with me). ☺️ This week we faced a few challenges out on the water. The weather conditions were very tough, and we had a few things to work through as a team. justgiving.com/page/tonywalko…

Test Day number 2 this week and it wasn't an easy one! It was cold and very windy at Sale Water Park - extremely challenging for me and my team. But we all got through it, unscathed and determined to make this work to raise as much money as possible for @MakeAWishUK.

...When John stepped back onto land, he was wide-eyed from the speed and the conditions… It was certainly an experience he would have remembered for a while I'm sure. 2/2

A great memory with Blue Peter's John Noakes…🚤 Back in the day, I had the pleasure of taking Blue Peter presenter John Noakes out on the world record-breaking boat. We reached speeds of around 100mph on the water. 1/2

A message from me…❤️ Thank you to everyone who has supported so far. It truly means a great deal. justgiving.com/page/tonywalko…

People have been asking me why I chose to support @MakeAWishUK. The truth is, it comes from a moment I’ve never forgotten. One that has stayed with me ever since. It is all because of a seriously ill boy named Thomas....“Little T”.

40% of the way there ...🎯 Over £4,000 raised already for @MakeAWishUK. Thank you to everyone who has supported me and donated so far - this journey is only just getting started!

And he’s still by my side today, helping with this challenge and joining me on 12th and 13th May at Sale Water Park for my world record attempt to raise money for @makeawishuk. I’m lucky to have him as part of the journey and am ever so thankful for him. Thank you, Geoff. 2/2

My right-hand man 👉 meet Geoff... Every big challenge needs someone by your side. For me, that person has always been Geoff. Years ago, Geoff came to see me and said he was interested in fast boats and asked if he could help with the racing. 1/2