Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 55 | |
| 2007 | 68 | |
| 2008 | 96 | |
| 2009 | 84 | |
| 2010 | 80 | |
| 2011 | 86 | |
| 2012 | 92 | |
| 2013 | 80 | |
| 2014 | 72 | |
| 2015 | 62 | |
| 2016 | 54 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- European Aquatics
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Cullen Jones ranks #224 in Swimming
Cullen Jones ranks 224th among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 2195th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 86, Longevity 76, Honours 80, Statistics 78. 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 2006–2016 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2008, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic gold medals 2, olympic medals 4, world records in relays 1, world championship titles 2.
Immediately ahead sits Katie Hoff on 78.2, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Caroline Burckle on 78.1. 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.
Cullen Jones GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Jones stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2008. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
Top Jones comparisons
Cullen Jones — frequently asked
- Is Cullen Jones the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Cullen Jones ranks 224th in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 78.1, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Cullen Jones's GOAT Score?
- 78.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Cullen Jones rank all time?
- 2195th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 224th within Swimming.
- Cullen Jones vs Katie Hoff: who ranks higher?
- Katie Hoff, on 78.2 against Cullen Jones's 78.1 — a margin of 0.1 points.