Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 5 | |
| 1996 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 2 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- Swimrankings
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Chad Carvin ranks #115 in Swimming
Chad Carvin ranks 115th among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 1394th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 76.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 70, Peak 88, Longevity 72, Honours 74, Statistics 84. 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 1993–2001 with 8 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1995, 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 pan american golds 3, olympic appearances 1, ncaa titles 4, us national titles 6.
Immediately ahead sits Freya Anderson on 77.0, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Phoebe Bacon on 76.9. 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.
Chad Carvin GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Carvin stood above the field while competing. Scored 70/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1995. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Carvin comparisons
Chad Carvin — frequently asked
- Is Chad Carvin the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Chad Carvin ranks 115th in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 76.9, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Chad Carvin's GOAT Score?
- 76.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Chad Carvin rank all time?
- 1394th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 115th within Swimming.
- Chad Carvin vs Freya Anderson: who ranks higher?
- Freya Anderson, on 77.0 against Chad Carvin's 76.9 — a margin of 0.1 points.