Olympic gold medals
3
Olympic medals
5
World records
12
World Championship golds
3
Olympic 100 m breaststroke titles
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 66
- Honours
- 84
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2 | |
| 1973 | 1 | |
| 1974 | 3 | |
| 1975 | 1 | |
| 1976 | 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 John Hencken ranks #116 in Swimming
John Hencken ranks #116 in Swimming and #1388 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 82.4/100.
The verified career covers 1972–1976 and 5 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 3, Olympic medals 5, World records 12, World Championship golds 3.
Nearest context: ahead Pär Arvidsson (82.4); behind Amy Van Dyken (82.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
John Hencken 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.
- Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 66/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Hencken comparisons
John Hencken — frequently asked
- Is John Hencken the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, John Hencken ranks #116 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 82.4/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is John Hencken's GOAT Score?
- 82.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does John Hencken rank all time?
- #1388 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #116 in Swimming.
- John Hencken vs Pär Arvidsson: who ranks higher?
- John Hencken ranks higher at 82.4 versus Pär Arvidsson at 82.4, a margin of 0.0 points.