Olympic golds
3
World Championship golds
8
World records
5
100 m breaststroke record (s)
56.9
European golds
16
Sub-58 swims
20
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 58 | |
| 2015 | 57.92 | |
| 2016 | 57.13 | |
| 2017 | 57.47 | |
| 2018 | 57.1 | |
| 2019 | 56.88 | |
| 2020 | 57.37 | |
| 2021 | 57.39 | |
| 2022 | 57.6 | |
| 2023 | 58 | |
| 2024 | 58.2 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Adam Peaty ranks #14 in Swimming
Adam Peaty ranks #14 in Swimming and #312 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.7/100.
The verified career covers 2012–present and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 3, World Championship golds 8, World records 5, 100 m breaststroke record (s) 56.88.
Nearest context: ahead Aaron Peirsol (89.2); behind Sarah Sjöström (88.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Adam Peaty GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Peaty comparisons
Adam Peaty — frequently asked
- Is Adam Peaty the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Adam Peaty ranks #14 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 88.7/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Adam Peaty's GOAT Score?
- 88.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Adam Peaty rank all time?
- #312 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #14 in Swimming.
- Adam Peaty vs Aaron Peirsol: who ranks higher?
- Aaron Peirsol ranks higher at 89.2 versus Adam Peaty at 88.7, a margin of 0.5 points.