Olympic golds
4
Olympic medals
8
World records
39
Consecutive Olympic titles
3
Commonwealth golds
6
100 m freestyle best (s)
58.9
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 78
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 62 | |
| 1957 | 61.5 | |
| 1958 | 60.6 | |
| 1959 | 60.2 | |
| 1960 | 59.9 | |
| 1961 | 59.5 | |
| 1962 | 59.1 | |
| 1963 | 58.9 | |
| 1964 | 58.9 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Dawn Fraser ranks #37 in Swimming
Dawn Fraser ranks #37 in Swimming and #563 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.8/100.
The verified career covers 1955–1964 and 9 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 4, Olympic medals 8, World records 39, Consecutive Olympic titles 3.
Nearest context: ahead Katinka Hosszú (86.9); behind Krisztina Egerszegi (86.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Dawn Fraser GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 78/100, 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 Fraser comparisons
Dawn Fraser — frequently asked
- Is Dawn Fraser the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Dawn Fraser ranks #37 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 86.8/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Dawn Fraser's GOAT Score?
- 86.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Dawn Fraser rank all time?
- #563 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #37 in Swimming.
- Dawn Fraser vs Katinka Hosszú: who ranks higher?
- Katinka Hosszú ranks higher at 86.9 versus Dawn Fraser at 86.8, a margin of 0.1 points.