Olympic golds
1
World titles
4
World records
2
Olympic medals
3
50m freestyle best (sec)
20.9
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 86
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- IOC
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why César Cielo ranks #142 in Swimming
César Cielo ranks #142 in Swimming and #1572 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 81.4/100.
The verified career covers 2006–2016 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 1, World titles 4, World records 2, Olympic medals 3.
Nearest context: ahead Sun Yang (81.4); behind Bronte Barratt (81.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
César Cielo GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 70/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
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César Cielo — frequently asked
- Is César Cielo the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, César Cielo ranks #142 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 81.4/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is César Cielo's GOAT Score?
- 81.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does César Cielo rank all time?
- #1572 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #142 in Swimming.
- César Cielo vs Sun Yang: who ranks higher?
- César Cielo ranks higher at 81.4 versus Sun Yang at 81.4, a margin of 0.0 points.