Category profile
- Dominance
- 68
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 62
- Honours
- 72
- Statistics
- 74
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 62 | |
| 2020 | 78 | |
| 2021 | 96 | |
| 2022 | 80 | |
| 2023 | 76 | |
| 2024 | 74 | |
| 2025 | 72 |
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 Ilya Borodin ranks #264 in Swimming
Ilya Borodin ranks 264th among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 3079th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 71.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 68, Peak 84, Longevity 62, Honours 72, 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 2019–present with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2021, which sets the Peak component at 84. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 84 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes european titles 1, european junior titles 3, personal best 400 im (min) 4.0946, national titles 4.
Immediately ahead sits Chris Cavanaugh on 72.6, a gap of 0.9 points. Directly behind is Jack Babashoff on 71.4. 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.
Ilya Borodin GOAT Score explained
- Dominance68/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Borodin stood above the field while competing. Scored 68/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2021. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity62/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 7 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 62/100.
- Honours72/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 72/100.
- Statistics74/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 74/100.
Top Borodin comparisons
Ilya Borodin — frequently asked
- Is Ilya Borodin the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Ilya Borodin ranks 264th in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 71.7, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Ilya Borodin's GOAT Score?
- 71.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 68 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 62 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 74 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Ilya Borodin rank all time?
- 3079th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 264th within Swimming.
- Ilya Borodin vs Chris Cavanaugh: who ranks higher?
- Chris Cavanaugh, on 72.6 against Ilya Borodin's 71.7 — a margin of 0.9 points.