World Disabled Swimmers of The Year
See also: Paralympic swimming and Best Female Athlete with a Disability ESPY AwardThis award was created in 2003, and then was not awarded in 2004. The award has been won by American swimmers five times, Australian swimmers four times, Brazilian swimmers three times, and Canadian swimmers twice.
| Year | Female Winner | Nationality | Male Winner | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Watts, DanielleDanielle Watts | United Kingdom | Punko, SergeiSergei Punko | Belarus |
| 2004 | zzz !Not awarded | zzz !N/A | zzz !Not awarded | zzz !N/A |
| 2005 | Popovich, ErinErin Popovich | United States | Huot, BenoîtBenoît Huot | Canada |
| 2006 | Long, JessicaJessica Long | United States | Xiaofu, WangWang Xiaofu | China |
| 2007 | Grand'Maison, ValérieValérie Grand'Maison | Canada | Cowdrey, MatthewMatthew Cowdrey | Australia |
| 2008 | du Toit, NatalieNatalie du Toit | South Africa | Cowdrey, MatthewMatthew Cowdrey | Australia |
| 2009 | Weggemann, MalloryMallory Weggemann | United States | Dias, DanielDaniel Dias | Brazil |
| 2010 | Weggemann, MalloryMallory Weggemann | United States | Dias, DanielDaniel Dias | Brazil |
| 2011 | Long, JessicaJessica Long | United States | Dias, DanielDaniel Dias | Brazil |
| 2012 | Freney, JacquelineJacqueline Freney | Australia | Cowdrey, MatthewMatthew Cowdrey | Australia |
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