Olympic golds
9
World Championship golds
17
World records
5
100 m freestyle best (s)
47.0
100 m butterfly best (s)
49.5
Golds at one Worlds
8
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Caeleb Dressel ranks #64 in Swimming
Caeleb Dressel ranks #64 in Swimming and #878 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.0/100.
The verified career covers 2013–present and 9 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 9, World Championship golds 17, World records 5, 100 m freestyle best (s) 46.96.
Nearest context: ahead Jason Lezak (85.1); behind Matt Biondi (85.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Caeleb Dressel GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
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Caeleb Dressel — frequently asked
- Is Caeleb Dressel the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Caeleb Dressel ranks #64 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 85.0/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Caeleb Dressel's GOAT Score?
- 85.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Caeleb Dressel rank all time?
- #878 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #64 in Swimming.
- Caeleb Dressel vs Jason Lezak: who ranks higher?
- Jason Lezak ranks higher at 85.1 versus Caeleb Dressel at 85.0, a margin of 0.1 points.