pSydney teenager Ned Weiland broke the record for the youngest Australian male to swim the English channel on Wednesday, July 25, completing the journey in less than 10 hours.ppThe 16-year-old navigated treacherous conditions and had been training for 14 hours a day up to the attempt, the ABCa reported.ppThis footage was recorded by the organisation R U OK?a while Weiland, who was raising awareness of mental illness, was training in June.