Category profile
- Dominance
- 68
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 72
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Form index per season
| 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
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why James Carter ranks #121 in Swimming
James Carter ranks 121st among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 1498th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 76.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 68, Peak 86, Longevity 74, Honours 72, Statistics 84. 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 1995–2004 with 8 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1998, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes short-course world titles 1, pan pacific medals 2, us national titles 3, career span in years 10.
Immediately ahead sits Zoë Baker on 76.1, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Mike Brown on 75.7. 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.
James Carter GOAT Score explained
- Dominance68/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Carter stood above the field while competing. Scored 68/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1998. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours72/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 72/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Carter comparisons
James Carter — frequently asked
- Is James Carter the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. James Carter ranks 121st in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 76.0, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is James Carter's GOAT Score?
- 76.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 68 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does James Carter rank all time?
- 1498th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 121st within Swimming.
- James Carter vs Zoë Baker: who ranks higher?
- Zoë Baker, on 76.1 against James Carter's 76.0 — a margin of 0.1 points.