Olympic gold medals
5
Olympic bronze medals
1
World records
51
US national titles
52
Unbeaten individual races
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 92
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 1 | |
| 1922 | 2 | |
| 1923 | 2 | |
| 1924 | 4 | |
| 1925 | 2 | |
| 1926 | 2 | |
| 1927 | 2 | |
| 1928 | 3 | |
| 1929 | 1 |
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 Johnny Weissmuller ranks #24 in Swimming
Johnny Weissmuller ranks #24 in Swimming and #452 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.6/100.
The verified career covers 1921–1929 and 9 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 5, Olympic bronze medals 1, World records 51, US national titles 52.
Nearest context: ahead Alex Baumann (87.8); behind Mark Spitz (87.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Johnny Weissmuller GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
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Johnny Weissmuller — frequently asked
- Is Johnny Weissmuller the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Johnny Weissmuller ranks #24 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 87.6/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Johnny Weissmuller's GOAT Score?
- 87.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Johnny Weissmuller rank all time?
- #452 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #24 in Swimming.
- Johnny Weissmuller vs Alex Baumann: who ranks higher?
- Alex Baumann ranks higher at 87.8 versus Johnny Weissmuller at 87.6, a margin of 0.2 points.