Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 68
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 50 | |
| 2020 | 61 | |
| 2021 | 71 | |
| 2022 | 82 | |
| 2023 | 92 | |
| 2024 | 89 | |
| 2025 | 85 | |
| 2026 | 82 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics results database
- Olympedia
- National federation records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jack Aikins ranks #200 in Swimming
Jack Aikins ranks 200th among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 1963rd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 88, Longevity 68, Honours 80, Statistics 86. 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 8 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2023, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world championship gold medals 1, ncaa finals 6, united states national medals 3, world championship appearances 1.
Immediately ahead sits Jack Cartwright on 79.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Bruno Fratus on 79.0. 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.
Jack Aikins GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Aikins stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2023. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity68/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 7 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 68/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
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Jack Aikins — frequently asked
- Is Jack Aikins the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jack Aikins ranks 200th in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 79.1, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Jack Aikins's GOAT Score?
- 79.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 68 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jack Aikins rank all time?
- 1963rd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 200th within Swimming.
- Jack Aikins vs Jack Cartwright: who ranks higher?
- Jack Aikins, on 79.1 against Jack Cartwright's 79.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.