Olympic golds
5
Olympic medals
9
World Championship golds
11
World records
13
Commonwealth golds
10
400 m freestyle best (s)
220.1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 88
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 6 | |
| 2001 | 6 | |
| 2002 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 |
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 Ian Thorpe ranks #57 in Swimming
Ian Thorpe ranks #57 in Swimming and #798 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.5/100.
The verified career covers 1997–2012 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 5, Olympic medals 9, World Championship golds 11, World records 13.
Nearest context: ahead Murray Rose (85.6); behind Kosuke Kitajima (85.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ian Thorpe GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Thorpe comparisons
Ian Thorpe — frequently asked
- Is Ian Thorpe the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ian Thorpe ranks #57 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 85.5/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Ian Thorpe's GOAT Score?
- 85.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Ian Thorpe rank all time?
- #798 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #57 in Swimming.
- Ian Thorpe vs Murray Rose: who ranks higher?
- Murray Rose ranks higher at 85.6 versus Ian Thorpe at 85.5, a margin of 0.1 points.