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Swimming · Distance freestyle · Ireland

Daniel Wiffen

2019–present · Ireland's first Olympic swimming champion, winning the 800 m freestyle in Paris.

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100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
79.9
Cultural & brand footprint 46/100 · total legacy 70.2
Olympic gold medals
1
Olympic bronze medals
1
World Championship golds
2
World records
1
European Championship golds
2

Category profile

Dominance
82
Peak
92
Longevity
64
Honours
78
Statistics
84

Career timeline · Form index per season

SeasonForm index per seasonShare of career
20190
20200
20211
20222
20233
20243
20252

Data sources

  • World Aquatics
  • Olympedia
  • IOC results

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Daniel Wiffen ranks #98 in Swimming

Daniel Wiffen ranks 98th among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 1008th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 64, Honours 78, 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 2019–present with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2023, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic gold medals 1, olympic bronze medals 1, world championship golds 2, world records 1.

Immediately ahead sits Kathleen Baker on 79.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Milorad Čavić on 79.8. 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.

Daniel Wiffen GOAT Score explained

Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Wiffen stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2023. Scored 92/100.
Longevity64/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 7 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 64/100.
Honours78/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.

Daniel Wiffen — frequently asked

Is Daniel Wiffen the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Daniel Wiffen ranks 98th in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 79.9, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
What is Daniel Wiffen's GOAT Score?
79.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 64 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Daniel Wiffen rank all time?
1008th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 98th within Swimming.
Daniel Wiffen vs Kathleen Baker: who ranks higher?
Daniel Wiffen, on 79.9 against Kathleen Baker's 79.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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