Olympic gold medals
1
Olympic medals
2
Commonwealth Games medals
2
British titles
6
Olympic Games contested
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 62
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 74
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 66 | |
| 1977 | 74 | |
| 1978 | 82 | |
| 1979 | 88 | |
| 1980 | 96 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- International Swimming Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Duncan Goodhew ranks #259 in Swimming
Duncan Goodhew ranks #259 in Swimming and #3067 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 73.9/100.
The verified career covers 1976–1980 and 5 documented seasons. Peak is 86/100, with Peak the strongest category at 86/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 1, Olympic medals 2, Commonwealth Games medals 2, British titles 6.
Nearest context: ahead Örn Arnarson (74.0); behind Michael Andrew (73.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Duncan Goodhew GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity62/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 62/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics74/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Goodhew comparisons
Duncan Goodhew — frequently asked
- Is Duncan Goodhew the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Duncan Goodhew ranks #259 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 73.9/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Duncan Goodhew's GOAT Score?
- 73.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 62 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 74 (15%).
- Where does Duncan Goodhew rank all time?
- #3067 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #259 in Swimming.
- Duncan Goodhew vs Örn Arnarson: who ranks higher?
- Örn Arnarson ranks higher at 74.0 versus Duncan Goodhew at 73.9, a margin of 0.1 points.