Olympic golds
4
Olympic medals
12
Olympic Games contested
5
World records
3
50m freestyle best (sec)
24.1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 96
- Honours
- 90
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 25.6 | |
| 1985 | 25.4 | |
| 1986 | 25.3 | |
| 1987 | 25.1 | |
| 1988 | 24.9 | |
| 1989 | 24.8 | |
| 1990 | 24.6 | |
| 1991 | 24.4 | |
| 1992 | 24.3 | |
| 1993 | 24.07 | |
| 1994 | 24.4 |
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 Dara Torres ranks #12 in Swimming
Dara Torres ranks #12 in Swimming and #241 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.4/100.
The verified career covers 1982–2012 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 4, Olympic medals 12, Olympic Games contested 5, World records 3.
Nearest context: ahead Natalie Coughlin (89.4); behind Aaron Peirsol (89.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Dara Torres GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity96/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Torres comparisons
Dara Torres — frequently asked
- Is Dara Torres the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Dara Torres ranks #12 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 89.4/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Dara Torres's GOAT Score?
- 89.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 96 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Dara Torres rank all time?
- #241 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #12 in Swimming.
- Dara Torres vs Natalie Coughlin: who ranks higher?
- Dara Torres ranks higher at 89.4 versus Natalie Coughlin at 89.4, a margin of 0.0 points.