<page_title> List of Swimming World Swimmers of the Year </page_title> <section_title> Pacific Rim Swimmers of the Year </section_title> <table> <cell> 2003 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Kosuke Kitajima <col_header> Male Winner </col_header> </cell> <cell> Japan <col_header> Nationality </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2007 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Kosuke Kitajima <col_header> Male Winner </col_header> </cell> <cell> Japan <col_header> Nationality </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2008 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Kosuke Kitajima <col_header> Male Winner </col_header> </cell> <cell> Japan <col_header> Nationality </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2010 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Kosuke Kitajima <col_header> Male Winner </col_header> </cell> <cell> Japan <col_header> Nationality </col_header> </cell> </table>
Kosuke Kitajima (Japan) was the first non-Australian swimmer to win the award more than once (in 2003, 2007, 2008, and 2010).