Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45 | |
| 1991 | 51 | |
| 1992 | 57 | |
| 1993 | 63 | |
| 1994 | 70 | |
| 1995 | 76 | |
| 1996 | 82 | |
| 1997 | 88 | |
| 1998 | 94 | |
| 1999 | 75 | |
| 2000 | 55 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics records
- Olympedia
- National federation archives
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Barbara Bedford ranks #136 in Swimming
Barbara Bedford ranks 136th among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 1415th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 78, Honours 82, 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 1990–2000 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1998, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic gold medals 1, pan pacific titles 2, ncaa titles 5, us titles 6.
Immediately ahead sits Stéphan Caron on 81.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Brian Brinkley on 81.6. 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.
Barbara Bedford GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Bedford stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1998. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Bedford comparisons
Barbara Bedford — frequently asked
- Is Barbara Bedford the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Barbara Bedford ranks 136th in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 81.7, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Barbara Bedford's GOAT Score?
- 81.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Barbara Bedford rank all time?
- 1415th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 136th within Swimming.
- Barbara Bedford vs Stéphan Caron: who ranks higher?
- Barbara Bedford, on 81.7 against Stéphan Caron's 81.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.