Document: List of Swimming World Swimmers of the Year.pdf
Question: Who are the most successful men and women swimmers of the Open Water Swimmers of the Year?
Answer: Thomas Lurz of Germany has won the Open Water Swimmers of the Year award five times, triumphing in 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2013, while Russia's Larisa Ilchenko has won three years in a row (2006–2008).