Category profile
- Dominance
- 68
- Peak
- 82
- Longevity
- 68
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 74
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 52 | |
| 2010 | 62 | |
| 2011 | 70 | |
| 2012 | 78 | |
| 2013 | 84 | |
| 2014 | 88 | |
| 2015 | 92 | |
| 2016 | 96 | |
| 2017 | 76 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- European Aquatics
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Hilary Caldwell ranks #262 in Swimming
Hilary Caldwell ranks 262nd among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 2975th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 72.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 68, Peak 82, Longevity 68, Honours 74, Statistics 74. 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 2009–2017 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2016, which sets the Peak component at 82. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 82 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic medals 1, world championship medals 1, pan american games medals 2, canadian national titles 5.
Immediately ahead sits Michael Andrew on 73.4, a gap of 0.5 points. Directly behind is Chris Cavanaugh on 72.6. 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.
Hilary Caldwell GOAT Score explained
- Dominance68/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Caldwell stood above the field while competing. Scored 68/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak82/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2016. Scored 82/100.
- Longevity68/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 68/100.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
- Statistics74/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 74/100.
Top Caldwell comparisons
Hilary Caldwell — frequently asked
- Is Hilary Caldwell the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Hilary Caldwell ranks 262nd in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 72.9, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Hilary Caldwell's GOAT Score?
- 72.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 68 (25%), Peak 82 (20%), Longevity 68 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 74 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Hilary Caldwell rank all time?
- 2975th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 262nd within Swimming.
- Hilary Caldwell vs Michael Andrew: who ranks higher?
- Michael Andrew, on 73.4 against Hilary Caldwell's 72.9 — a margin of 0.5 points.