Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- Olympics.com
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Dana Vollmer ranks #30 in Swimming
Dana Vollmer ranks 30th among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 614th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 86, Longevity 80, Honours 82, Statistics 82. Those categories are normalised against the full Swimming reference universe of 288 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2000–2016 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2009, 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 golds 5, olympic medals 7, world championship golds 8, world records 2.
Immediately ahead sits Kristin Otto on 86.8, a gap of 5.9 points. Directly behind is Ariarne Titmus on 83.0. 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.
Dana Vollmer GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Vollmer stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2009. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Vollmer comparisons
Dana Vollmer — frequently asked
- Is Dana Vollmer the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Dana Vollmer ranks 30th in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 80.9, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Dana Vollmer's GOAT Score?
- 80.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Dana Vollmer rank all time?
- 614th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 30th within Swimming.
- Dana Vollmer vs Kristin Otto: who ranks higher?
- Kristin Otto, on 86.8 against Dana Vollmer's 80.9 — a margin of 5.9 points.