Olympic golds
3
World Championship golds
10
World records
2
1500 m best (s)
874.6
Olympic medals
7
Unbeaten years at 1500 m
10
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 890 | |
| 1998 | 885 | |
| 1999 | 880 | |
| 2000 | 878 | |
| 2001 | 876 | |
| 2002 | 874.56 | |
| 2003 | 876 | |
| 2004 | 878 | |
| 2005 | 882 | |
| 2006 | 888 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Grant Hackett ranks #51 in Swimming
Grant Hackett ranks #51 in Swimming and #671 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.2/100.
The verified career covers 1996–2016 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 3, World Championship golds 10, World records 2, 1500 m best (s) 874.56.
Nearest context: ahead Antje Buschschulte (86.3); behind Ryan Lochte (86.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Grant Hackett GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Hackett comparisons
Grant Hackett — frequently asked
- Is Grant Hackett the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Grant Hackett ranks #51 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 86.2/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Grant Hackett's GOAT Score?
- 86.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Grant Hackett rank all time?
- #671 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #51 in Swimming.
- Grant Hackett vs Antje Buschschulte: who ranks higher?
- Antje Buschschulte ranks higher at 86.3 versus Grant Hackett at 86.2, a margin of 0.1 points.