Olympic golds
4
Olympic medals
9
World Championship golds
6
World records
4
50 m freestyle best (s)
21.6
European golds
21
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.3 | |
| 1992 | 21.9 | |
| 1993 | 21.8 | |
| 1994 | 21.64 | |
| 1995 | 21.9 | |
| 1996 | 22 | |
| 1997 | 22.2 | |
| 1998 | 22.1 | |
| 1999 | 21.94 | |
| 2000 | 22.2 | |
| 2001 | 22.4 | |
| 2002 | 22.6 |
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 Alexander Popov ranks #18 in Swimming
Alexander Popov ranks #18 in Swimming and #376 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.0/100.
The verified career covers 1990–2004 and 12 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 4, Olympic medals 9, World Championship golds 6, World records 4.
Nearest context: ahead Ragnhild Hveger (88.2); behind Franziska van Almsick (88.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Alexander Popov GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Popov comparisons
Alexander Popov — frequently asked
- Is Alexander Popov the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Alexander Popov ranks #18 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 88.0/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Alexander Popov's GOAT Score?
- 88.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Alexander Popov rank all time?
- #376 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #18 in Swimming.
- Alexander Popov vs Ragnhild Hveger: who ranks higher?
- Ragnhild Hveger ranks higher at 88.2 versus Alexander Popov at 88.0, a margin of 0.2 points.