Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 66
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 1 | |
| 1988 | 2 | |
| 1989 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 0 |
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 Anthony Nesty ranks #100 in Swimming
Anthony Nesty ranks 100th among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 1041st of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 66, Honours 78, Statistics 80. 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 1986–1993 with 8 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1988, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic gold medals 1, olympic bronze medals 1, world championship golds 1, pan american golds 2.
Immediately ahead sits Milorad Čavić on 79.8, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Kaylee McKeown on 79.5. 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.
Anthony Nesty GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Nesty stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1988. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 7 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 66/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Nesty comparisons
Anthony Nesty — frequently asked
- Is Anthony Nesty the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Anthony Nesty ranks 100th in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 79.7, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Anthony Nesty's GOAT Score?
- 79.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Anthony Nesty rank all time?
- 1041st of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 100th within Swimming.
- Anthony Nesty vs Milorad Čavić: who ranks higher?
- Milorad Čavić, on 79.8 against Anthony Nesty's 79.7 — a margin of 0.1 points.