Olympic gold medals
1
Pan Pacific titles
2
NCAA titles
5
US titles
6
World Championship medals
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 84
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Barbara Bedford ranks #132 in Swimming
Barbara Bedford ranks #132 in Swimming and #1540 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 81.7/100.
The verified career covers 1990–2000 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Peak the strongest category at 88/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 1, Pan Pacific titles 2, NCAA titles 5, US titles 6.
Nearest context: ahead Stéphan Caron (81.7); behind Enith Brigitha (81.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Barbara Bedford GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Bedford comparisons
Barbara Bedford — frequently asked
- Is Barbara Bedford the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Barbara Bedford ranks #132 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 81.7/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Barbara Bedford's GOAT Score?
- 81.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Barbara Bedford rank all time?
- #1540 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #132 in Swimming.
- Barbara Bedford vs Stéphan Caron: who ranks higher?
- Barbara Bedford ranks higher at 81.7 versus Stéphan Caron at 81.7, a margin of 0.0 points.