Olympic gold medals
2
Olympic medals
4
World records
2
Commonwealth Games golds
2
Olympic Games contested
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 64
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 78
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 64 | |
| 1956 | 82 | |
| 1957 | 92 | |
| 1958 | 84 | |
| 1959 | 88 | |
| 1960 | 96 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- European Aquatics
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why John Devitt ranks #213 in Swimming
John Devitt ranks #213 in Swimming and #2284 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 78.4/100.
The verified career covers 1955–1960 and 6 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 2, Olympic medals 4, World records 2, Commonwealth Games golds 2.
Nearest context: ahead Sarah Gibson (78.5); behind Bill Barrett (78.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
John Devitt GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity64/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 64/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Devitt comparisons
John Devitt — frequently asked
- Is John Devitt the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, John Devitt ranks #213 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 78.4/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is John Devitt's GOAT Score?
- 78.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 64 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%).
- Where does John Devitt rank all time?
- #2284 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #213 in Swimming.
- John Devitt vs Sarah Gibson: who ranks higher?
- Sarah Gibson ranks higher at 78.5 versus John Devitt at 78.4, a margin of 0.1 points.