Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 58 | |
| 2005 | 76 | |
| 2006 | 88 | |
| 2007 | 84 | |
| 2008 | 94 | |
| 2009 | 90 | |
| 2010 | 70 | |
| 2011 | 64 | |
| 2012 | 60 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- International Swimming Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Katie Hoff ranks #223 in Swimming
Katie Hoff ranks 223rd among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 2165th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 86, Longevity 72, Honours 78, 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 2004–2012 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2008, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world championship golds 5, olympic medals 3, world records set 2, us national titles 20.
Immediately ahead sits Carmen Bunaciu on 78.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Cullen Jones on 78.1. 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.
Katie Hoff GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Hoff stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2008. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Hoff comparisons
Katie Hoff — frequently asked
- Is Katie Hoff the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Katie Hoff ranks 223rd in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 78.2, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Katie Hoff's GOAT Score?
- 78.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Katie Hoff rank all time?
- 2165th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 223rd within Swimming.
- Katie Hoff vs Carmen Bunaciu: who ranks higher?
- Katie Hoff, on 78.2 against Carmen Bunaciu's 78.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.