Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- IOC
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Federica Pellegrini ranks #21 in Swimming
Federica Pellegrini ranks 21st among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 372nd of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 86, Longevity 88, Honours 80, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Swimming reference universe of 288 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2003–2021 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2008, which sets the Peak component at 86. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic golds 1, world titles 6, olympic medals 2, world records 11.
Immediately ahead sits Janet Evans on 86.3, a gap of 2.9 points. Directly behind is Kieren Perkins on 86.7. 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.
Federica Pellegrini GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Pellegrini stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2008. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Pellegrini comparisons
Federica Pellegrini — frequently asked
- Is Federica Pellegrini the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Federica Pellegrini ranks 21st in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 83.4, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Federica Pellegrini's GOAT Score?
- 83.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Federica Pellegrini rank all time?
- 372nd of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 21st within Swimming.
- Federica Pellegrini vs Janet Evans: who ranks higher?
- Janet Evans, on 86.3 against Federica Pellegrini's 83.4 — a margin of 2.9 points.