World records
4
Olympic gold medals
2
World Championship titles
6
NCAA titles
10
Global finals contested
10
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 64
- Honours
- 84
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | |
| 2022 | 78 | |
| 2023 | 88 | |
| 2024 | 94 | |
| 2025 | 96 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- European Aquatics
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Gretchen Walsh ranks #123 in Swimming
Gretchen Walsh ranks #123 in Swimming and #1460 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 82.1/100.
The verified career covers 2021–present and 5 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World records 4, Olympic gold medals 2, World Championship titles 6, NCAA titles 10.
Nearest context: ahead Simona Quadarella (82.2); behind Mike Burton (82.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Gretchen Walsh GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity64/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 64/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Walsh comparisons
Gretchen Walsh — frequently asked
- Is Gretchen Walsh the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Gretchen Walsh ranks #123 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 82.1/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Gretchen Walsh's GOAT Score?
- 82.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 64 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Gretchen Walsh rank all time?
- #1460 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #123 in Swimming.
- Gretchen Walsh vs Simona Quadarella: who ranks higher?
- Simona Quadarella ranks higher at 82.2 versus Gretchen Walsh at 82.1, a margin of 0.1 points.