Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 62
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | |
| 1979 | 2 | |
| 1980 | 4 | |
| 1981 | 3 | |
| 1982 | 2 | |
| 1983 | 2 | |
| 1984 | 1 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- IOC
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Bengt Baron ranks #110 in Swimming
Bengt Baron ranks 110th among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 1223rd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 62, Honours 80, Statistics 82. 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 1977–1984 with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1980, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic golds 1, european medals 2, ncaa titles 3, swedish records 10.
Immediately ahead sits Minna Atherton on 78.5, a gap of 0.3 points. Directly behind is Stefano Battistelli on 78.2. 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.
Bengt Baron GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Baron stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1980. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity62/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 7 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 62/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Baron comparisons
Bengt Baron — frequently asked
- Is Bengt Baron the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Bengt Baron ranks 110th in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 78.2, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Bengt Baron's GOAT Score?
- 78.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 62 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Bengt Baron rank all time?
- 1223rd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 110th within Swimming.
- Bengt Baron vs Minna Atherton: who ranks higher?
- Minna Atherton, on 78.5 against Bengt Baron's 78.2 — a margin of 0.3 points.