Short-course world titles
1
Pan Pacific medals
2
US national titles
3
Career span in years
10
200 m backstroke best
118
Category profile
- Dominance
- 68
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 72
- Statistics
- 84
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 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 2 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- Swimrankings
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why James Carter ranks #246 in Swimming
James Carter ranks #246 in Swimming and #2786 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 76.0/100.
The verified career covers 1995–2004 and 8 documented seasons. Peak is 86/100, with Peak the strongest category at 86/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Short-course world titles 1, Pan Pacific medals 2, US national titles 3, Career span in years 10.
Nearest context: ahead Coralie Balmy (76.1); behind Simone Cerasuolo (75.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
James Carter GOAT Score explained
- Dominance68/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 68/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours72/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Carter comparisons
James Carter — frequently asked
- Is James Carter the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, James Carter ranks #246 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 76.0/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is James Carter's GOAT Score?
- 76.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 68 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does James Carter rank all time?
- #2786 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #246 in Swimming.
- James Carter vs Coralie Balmy: who ranks higher?
- Coralie Balmy ranks higher at 76.1 versus James Carter at 76.0, a margin of 0.1 points.