Olympic medals
1
Short-course world titles
1
Olympic Games contested
5
Pan American medals
5
National records set
20
Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 86
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Last verified: 2026-09-14
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 #81 in Swimming and #1101 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 84.0/100.
The verified career covers 2000–2016 and 17 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic medals 1, Short-course world titles 1, Olympic Games contested 5, Pan American medals 5.
Nearest context: ahead Gertrude Ederle (84.0); behind Laure Manaudou (83.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
George Bovell GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Bovell comparisons
George Bovell — frequently asked
- Is George Bovell the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, George Bovell ranks #81 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 84.0/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is George Bovell's GOAT Score?
- 84.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does George Bovell rank all time?
- #1101 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #81 in Swimming.
- George Bovell vs Gertrude Ederle: who ranks higher?
- George Bovell ranks higher at 84.0 versus Gertrude Ederle at 84.0, a margin of 0.0 points.