Olympic medals
1
World short-course golds
1
NCAA titles
5
200 m medley best
120.3
Pan Pacific medals
3
Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 84
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 123 | |
| 1990 | 121.8 | |
| 1991 | 121 | |
| 1992 | 120.28 | |
| 1993 | 120.9 | |
| 1994 | 121.5 | |
| 1995 | 122.2 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- Swimming World
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Greg Burgess ranks #238 in Swimming
Greg Burgess ranks #238 in Swimming and #2694 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 76.5/100.
The verified career covers 1988–1996 and 7 documented seasons. Peak is 86/100, with Peak the strongest category at 86/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic medals 1, World short-course golds 1, NCAA titles 5, 200 m medley best 120.28.
Nearest context: ahead Kim Busch (76.8); behind Randall Bal (76.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Greg Burgess GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 70/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 70/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Burgess comparisons
Greg Burgess — frequently asked
- Is Greg Burgess the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Greg Burgess ranks #238 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 76.5/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Greg Burgess's GOAT Score?
- 76.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Greg Burgess rank all time?
- #2694 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #238 in Swimming.
- Greg Burgess vs Kim Busch: who ranks higher?
- Kim Busch ranks higher at 76.8 versus Greg Burgess at 76.5, a margin of 0.3 points.