Olympic golds
4
Olympic medals
8
World Championship golds
5
World records set
11
European titles
9
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 92
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 6 | |
| 2000 | 5 | |
| 2001 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- IOC
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Inge de Bruijn ranks #10 in Swimming
Inge de Bruijn ranks #10 in Swimming and #230 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.5/100.
The verified career covers 1991–2007 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Peak the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 4, Olympic medals 8, World Championship golds 5, World records set 11.
Nearest context: ahead Roland Matthes (89.6); behind Natalie Coughlin (89.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Inge de Bruijn GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top De Bruijn comparisons
Inge de Bruijn — frequently asked
- Is Inge de Bruijn the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Inge de Bruijn ranks #10 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 89.5/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Inge de Bruijn's GOAT Score?
- 89.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Inge de Bruijn rank all time?
- #230 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #10 in Swimming.
- Inge de Bruijn vs Roland Matthes: who ranks higher?
- Roland Matthes ranks higher at 89.6 versus Inge de Bruijn at 89.5, a margin of 0.1 points.