Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 82
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 9 | |
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- Swimming World
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Alia Atkinson ranks #48 in Swimming
Alia Atkinson ranks #48 in Swimming and #642 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.4/100.
The verified career covers 2002–2022 and 19 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Short-course world titles 5, World records 3, Olympic Games appearances 5, Short-course world medals 11.
Nearest context: ahead Alain Bernard (86.5); behind Janet Evans (86.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Alia Atkinson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Atkinson comparisons
Alia Atkinson — frequently asked
- Is Alia Atkinson the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Alia Atkinson ranks #48 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 86.4/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Alia Atkinson's GOAT Score?
- 86.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Alia Atkinson rank all time?
- #642 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #48 in Swimming.
- Alia Atkinson vs Alain Bernard: who ranks higher?
- Alain Bernard ranks higher at 86.5 versus Alia Atkinson at 86.4, a margin of 0.1 points.