Olympic golds
1
Olympic medals
4
World short course golds
17
Commonwealth golds
8
200m butterfly best (sec)
112.7
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 114.5 | |
| 2011 | 113.9 | |
| 2012 | 112.92 | |
| 2013 | 113.4 | |
| 2014 | 113.2 | |
| 2015 | 113.1 | |
| 2016 | 112.68 | |
| 2017 | 113.5 | |
| 2018 | 113.8 | |
| 2019 | 114.2 | |
| 2020 | 114.5 | |
| 2021 | 115 | |
| 2022 | 115.4 | |
| 2023 | 116 |
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 Chad le Clos ranks #22 in Swimming
Chad le Clos ranks #22 in Swimming and #419 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.8/100.
The verified career covers 2008–present and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 1, Olympic medals 4, World short course golds 17, Commonwealth golds 8.
Nearest context: ahead Gregorio Paltrinieri (87.9); behind Alex Baumann (87.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Chad le Clos 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.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, 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.
Top le Clos comparisons
Chad le Clos — frequently asked
- Is Chad le Clos the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Chad le Clos ranks #22 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 87.8/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Chad le Clos's GOAT Score?
- 87.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Chad le Clos rank all time?
- #419 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #22 in Swimming.
- Chad le Clos vs Gregorio Paltrinieri: who ranks higher?
- Gregorio Paltrinieri ranks higher at 87.9 versus Chad le Clos at 87.8, a margin of 0.1 points.