Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 66
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 2 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- IOC results
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Amy Van Dyken ranks #76 in Swimming
Amy Van Dyken ranks 76th among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 763rd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 94, Longevity 66, Honours 84, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Swimming reference universe of 289 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1994–2000 with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1996, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic gold medals 6, golds at a single games 4, world championship golds 2, pan pacific golds 3.
Immediately ahead sits John Hencken on 82.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Kosuke Hagino on 82.3. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Amy Van Dyken GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Van Dyken stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1996. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 6 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 66/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Van Dyken comparisons
Amy Van Dyken — frequently asked
- Is Amy Van Dyken the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Amy Van Dyken ranks 76th in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 82.4, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Amy Van Dyken's GOAT Score?
- 82.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Amy Van Dyken rank all time?
- 763rd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 76th within Swimming.
- Amy Van Dyken vs John Hencken: who ranks higher?
- Amy Van Dyken, on 82.4 against John Hencken's 82.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.