Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45 | |
| 2001 | 58 | |
| 2002 | 70 | |
| 2003 | 83 | |
| 2004 | 95 | |
| 2005 | 91 | |
| 2006 | 87 | |
| 2007 | 83 | |
| 2008 | 78 | |
| 2009 | 74 | |
| 2010 | 70 | |
| 2011 | 66 | |
| 2012 | 62 | |
| 2013 | 58 | |
| 2014 | 53 | |
| 2015 | 49 | |
| 2016 | 45 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics records
- Olympedia
- Swimming Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why George Bovell ranks #81 in Swimming
George Bovell ranks 81st among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 999th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 88, 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 2000–2016 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2004, 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 1, short-course world titles 1, olympic games contested 5, pan american medals 5.
Immediately ahead sits Gertrude Ederle on 84.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Laure Manaudou on 83.9. 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.
George Bovell GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Bovell 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 2004. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- 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.
Top Bovell comparisons
George Bovell — frequently asked
- Is George Bovell the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. George Bovell ranks 81st in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 84.0, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is George Bovell's GOAT Score?
- 84.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does George Bovell rank all time?
- 999th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 81st within Swimming.
- George Bovell vs Gertrude Ederle: who ranks higher?
- George Bovell, on 84.0 against Gertrude Ederle's 84.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.