Olympic medals
1
World records set
2
NCAA titles
5
US titles
6
World Championship medals
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 86
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 50 | |
| 1975 | 65 | |
| 1976 | 81 | |
| 1977 | 96 | |
| 1978 | 81 | |
| 1979 | 65 | |
| 1980 | 50 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics records
- Olympedia
- National federation archives
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Joe Bottom ranks #160 in Swimming
Joe Bottom ranks #160 in Swimming and #1696 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 80.9/100.
The verified career covers 1974–1980 and 7 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic medals 1, World records set 2, NCAA titles 5, US titles 6.
Nearest context: ahead Novella Calligaris (80.9); behind Jens-Peter Berndt (80.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Joe Bottom GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 70/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Bottom comparisons
Joe Bottom — frequently asked
- Is Joe Bottom the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Joe Bottom ranks #160 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 80.9/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Joe Bottom's GOAT Score?
- 80.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Joe Bottom rank all time?
- #1696 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #160 in Swimming.
- Joe Bottom vs Novella Calligaris: who ranks higher?
- Joe Bottom ranks higher at 80.9 versus Novella Calligaris at 80.9, a margin of 0.0 points.