Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 64
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 64 | |
| 1956 | 82 | |
| 1957 | 92 | |
| 1958 | 84 | |
| 1959 | 88 | |
| 1960 | 96 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- European Aquatics
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why John Devitt ranks #216 in Swimming
John Devitt ranks 216th among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 2124th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 64, Honours 82, Statistics 78. 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 1955–1960 with 6 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1960, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic gold medals 2, olympic medals 4, world records 2, commonwealth games golds 2.
Immediately ahead sits Tom Dean on 78.3, a gap of -0.1 points. Directly behind is Serhiy Breus on 78.3. 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.
John Devitt GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Devitt stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1960. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity64/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 5 years of competition and 6 recorded seasons. Scored 64/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
Top Devitt comparisons
John Devitt — frequently asked
- Is John Devitt the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. John Devitt ranks 216th in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 78.4, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is John Devitt's GOAT Score?
- 78.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 64 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does John Devitt rank all time?
- 2124th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 216th within Swimming.
- John Devitt vs Tom Dean: who ranks higher?
- John Devitt, on 78.4 against Tom Dean's 78.3 — a margin of 0.1 points.