Olympic gold medals
4
Olympic medals
8
World Championship golds
8
Olympic Games contested
4
Relay world records
5
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 84
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- IOC results
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jason Lezak ranks #63 in Swimming
Jason Lezak ranks #63 in Swimming and #888 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.1/100.
The verified career covers 1998–2012 and 15 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 4, Olympic medals 8, World Championship golds 8, Olympic Games contested 4.
Nearest context: ahead Pernille Blume (85.3); behind Caeleb Dressel (85.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Jason Lezak GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Lezak comparisons
Jason Lezak — frequently asked
- Is Jason Lezak the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Jason Lezak ranks #63 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 85.1/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Jason Lezak's GOAT Score?
- 85.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Jason Lezak rank all time?
- #888 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #63 in Swimming.
- Jason Lezak vs Pernille Blume: who ranks higher?
- Pernille Blume ranks higher at 85.3 versus Jason Lezak at 85.1, a margin of 0.2 points.