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Swimming · Breaststroke · United States

Kasey Carlson

2007–2013 · World Championship relay gold medallist in Rome in 2009.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
70.3
Cultural & brand footprint 46/100 · total legacy 64.4
World Championship golds
1
World Championship medals
1
US national titles
1
100 m breaststroke best
66.3
NCAA All-America honours
6

Category profile

Dominance
62
Peak
80
Longevity
64
Honours
70
Statistics
80

Career timeline · Form index per season

SeasonForm index per seasonShare of career
200868.4
200966.3
201067.1
201167.6
201268
201368.5

Data sources

  • World Aquatics
  • Olympedia
  • Swimming World

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Kasey Carlson ranks #128 in Swimming

Kasey Carlson ranks 128th among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 1837th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 70.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 62, Peak 80, Longevity 64, Honours 70, Statistics 80. 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 2007–2013 with 6 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2013, which sets the Peak component at 80. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 80 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world championship golds 1, world championship medals 1, us national titles 1, 100 m breaststroke best 66.3.

Immediately ahead sits David Popovici on 70.4, a gap of 0.1 points. 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.

Kasey Carlson GOAT Score explained

Dominance62/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Carlson stood above the field while competing. Scored 62/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
Peak80/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2013. Scored 80/100.
Longevity64/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 6 years of competition and 6 recorded seasons. Scored 64/100.
Honours70/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 70/100.
Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.

Kasey Carlson — frequently asked

Is Kasey Carlson the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Kasey Carlson ranks 128th in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 70.3, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
What is Kasey Carlson's GOAT Score?
70.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 62 (25%), Peak 80 (20%), Longevity 64 (20%), Honours 70 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Kasey Carlson rank all time?
1837th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 128th within Swimming.
Kasey Carlson vs David Popovici: who ranks higher?
David Popovici, on 70.4 against Kasey Carlson's 70.3 — a margin of 0.1 points.
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