Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 90
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 4 | |
| 1993 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 5 | |
| 1995 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 5 | |
| 2001 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 3 |
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 Jenny Thompson ranks #16 in Swimming
Jenny Thompson ranks #16 in Swimming and #319 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.6/100.
The verified career covers 1991–2004 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Honours the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 8, Olympic medals 12, World Championship golds 9, Olympic Games contested 4.
Nearest context: ahead Sarah Sjöström (88.6); behind Ragnhild Hveger (88.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Jenny Thompson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Thompson comparisons
Jenny Thompson — frequently asked
- Is Jenny Thompson the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Jenny Thompson ranks #16 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 88.6/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Jenny Thompson's GOAT Score?
- 88.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Jenny Thompson rank all time?
- #319 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #16 in Swimming.
- Jenny Thompson vs Sarah Sjöström: who ranks higher?
- Jenny Thompson ranks higher at 88.6 versus Sarah Sjöström at 88.6, a margin of 0.0 points.