Jiya Rai, an 11-year-old student of Navy Children School, Colaba in Mumbai, created a world record as the fastest 'special' girl to swim 14 km in the open water swimming category. Jiya, who is a child of the Indian Navy officer swam 14 Kms in 3 hours 27 min and 30 sec in "open water", the Indian Navy said on Sunday.

Jiya Rai, 11 yrs old student of Navy Children School #Mumbai created a world record as the fastest 'special' girl to swim 14 km in open water from Elephanta Island to #GatewayofIndia. She took to swimming as therapy to #Autism spectrum disorder & made it her passion@indiannavy pic.twitter.com/j28RnHk3a5

— PRO Defence Mumbai (@DefPROMumbai) February 24, 2020

Jiya, whose 14 km open water journey started from the Elephanta Island ended at her open water swim at the Gateway of India in South Mumbai. The daughter of a naval officer, Jiya is a special child as she is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).