Open Water Swimmers of The Year
See also: FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships and FINA 10 km Marathon Swimming World CupThe Open Water award was introduced in 2005, when it was announced that an open water swimming event would be included in the Olympics for the first time: the 10 km events at the 2008 Olympics. The award has been won by Russian and German swimmers four times, while Dutch swimmers have won three times. Thomas Lurz of Germany has won the award four times, triumphing in 2005, 2006, 2009, and 2011, while Russia’s Larisa Ilchenko has won the award three years in a row (2006–2008).
| Year | Female Winner | Nationality | Male Winner | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | van Dijk, EdithEdith van Dijk | Netherlands | Lurz, ThomasThomas Lurz Peterson, ChipChip Peterson |
Germany United States |
| 2006 | Ilchenko, LarisaLarisa Ilchenko | Russia | Lurz, ThomasThomas Lurz | Germany |
| 2007 | Ilchenko, LarisaLarisa Ilchenko | Russia | Dyatchin, VladimirVladimir Dyatchin | Russia |
| 2008 | Ilchenko, LarisaLarisa Ilchenko | Russia | van der Weijden, MaartenMaarten van der Weijden | Netherlands |
| 2009 | Payne, Keri-AnneKeri-Anne Payne | United Kingdom | Lurz, ThomasThomas Lurz | Germany |
| 2010 | Grimaldi, MartinaMartina Grimaldi | Italy | Cleri, ValerioValerio Cleri | Italy |
| 2011 | Payne, Keri-AnneKeri-Anne Payne | United Kingdom | Lurz, ThomasThomas Lurz Gianniotis, SpyridonSpyridon Gianniotis |
Germany Greece |
| 2012 | Risztov, ÉvaÉva Risztov | Hungary | Mellouli, OussamaOussama Mellouli | Tunisia |
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