World records
1
World Championship medals
1
Asian Games golds
1
Japanese titles
5
Olympic Games contested
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 82
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 55 | |
| 2015 | 68 | |
| 2016 | 82 | |
| 2017 | 96 | |
| 2018 | 86 | |
| 2019 | 82 | |
| 2020 | 80 | |
| 2021 | 76 | |
| 2022 | 74 | |
| 2023 | 70 |
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 Ippei Watanabe ranks #205 in Swimming
Ippei Watanabe ranks #205 in Swimming and #2186 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 78.8/100.
The verified career covers 2014–present and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World records 1, World Championship medals 1, Asian Games golds 1, Japanese titles 5.
Nearest context: ahead Angie Bainbridge (78.9); behind Penny Oleksiak (78.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ippei Watanabe GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Watanabe comparisons
Ippei Watanabe — frequently asked
- Is Ippei Watanabe the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ippei Watanabe ranks #205 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 78.8/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Ippei Watanabe's GOAT Score?
- 78.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%).
- Where does Ippei Watanabe rank all time?
- #2186 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #205 in Swimming.
- Ippei Watanabe vs Angie Bainbridge: who ranks higher?
- Angie Bainbridge ranks higher at 78.9 versus Ippei Watanabe at 78.8, a margin of 0.1 points.