Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 50 | |
| 1971 | 61 | |
| 1972 | 72 | |
| 1973 | 83 | |
| 1974 | 94 | |
| 1975 | 82 | |
| 1976 | 70 | |
| 1977 | 57 | |
| 1978 | 45 |
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 Brian Brinkley ranks #137 in Swimming
Brian Brinkley ranks 137th among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 1420th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 76, Honours 82, Statistics 86. 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 1970–1978 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1974, 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 commonwealth games gold medals 2, european championship medals 3, british titles 10, olympic appearances 2.
Immediately ahead sits Barbara Bedford on 81.7, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Michael Chadwick 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.
Brian Brinkley GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Brinkley 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 1974. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Brinkley comparisons
Brian Brinkley — frequently asked
- Is Brian Brinkley the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Brian Brinkley ranks 137th in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 81.6, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Brian Brinkley's GOAT Score?
- 81.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Brian Brinkley rank all time?
- 1420th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 137th within Swimming.
- Brian Brinkley vs Barbara Bedford: who ranks higher?
- Barbara Bedford, on 81.7 against Brian Brinkley's 81.6 — a margin of 0.1 points.