List of Swimming World Swimmers of the Year
World Disabled Swimmers of the Year
This award was created in 2003, and then was not awarded in 2004. The award has been won by American swimmers six times, Brazilian and Australian swimmers four times, and Canadian swimmers twice.

List of Swimming World Swimmers of the Year

Section Title: World Disabled Swimmers of the Year
Table Section Text: This award was created in 2003, and then was not awarded in 2004. The award has been won by American swimmers six times, Brazilian and Australian swimmers four times, and Canadian swimmers twice.

Year	Female Winner	Nationality	Male Winner	Nationality

2003	Danielle Watts	United Kingdom	Sergei Punko	Belarus

2004	Not awarded	N/A	Not awarded	N/A

2005	Erin Popovich	United States	Benoît Huot	Canada

2006	Jessica Long	United States	Wang Xiaofu	China

2007	Valérie Grand'Maison	Canada	Matthew Cowdrey	Australia

2008	Natalie du Toit	South Africa	Matthew Cowdrey	Australia

2009	Mallory Weggemann	United States	Daniel Dias	Brazil

2010	Mallory Weggemann	United States	Daniel Dias	Brazil

2011	Jessica Long	United States	Daniel Dias	Brazil

2012	Jacqueline Freney	Australia	Matthew Cowdrey	Australia

2013	Sophie Pascoe	New Zealand	Daniel Dias	Brazil

2014	Ingrid Thunem	Norway	Ian Silverman	United States

2015	Rebecca Meyers	United States	Ihar Boki	Belarus

2015	Rebecca Meyers	United States	Ihar Boki	Belarus

2016	Aurélie Rivard	Canada	Daniel Dias	Brazil

2017	Sophie Pascoe	New Zealand	Vincenzo Boni	Italy

2018	Carlotta Gilli	Italy	Ihar Boki	Ukraine

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Benoît Huot was awarded the World Disabled Swimmer of the Year award.

final_sentence: Benoît Huot was awarded the World Disabled Swimmer of the Year award.