Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 55 | |
| 1979 | 67 | |
| 1980 | 79 | |
| 1981 | 91 | |
| 1982 | 77 | |
| 1983 | 64 | |
| 1984 | 50 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics results database
- Olympedia
- National federation records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Bill Barrett ranks #219 in Swimming
Bill Barrett ranks 219th among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 2138th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 86, Longevity 72, 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 1978–1984 with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1981, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes pan american gold medals 2, ncaa titles 3, united states titles 4, world championship medals 1.
Immediately ahead sits Annika Bruhn on 78.3, a gap of -0.1 points. Directly behind is Bengt Baron 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.
Bill Barrett GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Barrett stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1981. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 6 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- 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 Barrett comparisons
Bill Barrett — frequently asked
- Is Bill Barrett the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Bill Barrett ranks 219th in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 78.4, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Bill Barrett's GOAT Score?
- 78.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Bill Barrett rank all time?
- 2138th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 219th within Swimming.
- Bill Barrett vs Annika Bruhn: who ranks higher?
- Bill Barrett, on 78.4 against Annika Bruhn's 78.3 — a margin of 0.1 points.