Swimmer Mayur Mehta's feat of crossing the shark-infested Strait of Gibraltar 15 years ago as a 15-year-old has been recognised by Limca Book of Records in its 2014 edition.

Mehta, who got special permission to swim the strait as an under 16 participant, became the fastest Asian after completing the course from Spain to Morocco in three hours and 20 minutes on September 21, 1999.