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Swimming · Freestyle · Netherlands

Enith Brigitha

1970–1980 · First Black swimmer to win Olympic medals, with two bronzes in 1976.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
81.6
Cultural & brand footprint 46/100 · total legacy 73.4
Olympic medals
2
World Championship medals
4
European titles
4
World records (short course)
2
Olympic appearances
2

Category profile

Dominance
78
Peak
90
Longevity
76
Honours
80
Statistics
86

Career timeline · Form index per season

SeasonForm index per seasonShare of career
19713
19725
19736
19748
19757
19769
19776
19784
19793

Data sources

  • World Aquatics
  • Olympedia
  • Swimming World

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

Why Enith Brigitha ranks #83 in Swimming

Enith Brigitha ranks 83rd among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 843rd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 76, Honours 80, Statistics 86. 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 1970–1980 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1976, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic medals 2, world championship medals 4, european titles 4, world records (short course) 2.

Immediately ahead sits Elizabeth Beisel on 81.7, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is David Wilkie on 81.6. 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.

Enith Brigitha GOAT Score explained

Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Brigitha stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1976. Scored 90/100.
Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
Honours80/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.

Enith Brigitha — frequently asked

Is Enith Brigitha the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Enith Brigitha ranks 83rd in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 81.6, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
What is Enith Brigitha's GOAT Score?
81.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Enith Brigitha rank all time?
843rd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 83rd within Swimming.
Enith Brigitha vs Elizabeth Beisel: who ranks higher?
Elizabeth Beisel, on 81.7 against Enith Brigitha's 81.6 — a margin of 0.1 points.
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