Olympic golds
2
World Championship golds
2
World records
4
1500m best (min)
14.4
Commonwealth golds
4
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 90
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.58 | |
| 1992 | 14.43 | |
| 1993 | 14.5 | |
| 1994 | 14.41 | |
| 1995 | 14.55 | |
| 1996 | 14.56 | |
| 1997 | 14.7 | |
| 1998 | 14.9 | |
| 1999 | 15 | |
| 2000 | 14.95 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- IOC
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Kieren Perkins ranks #41 in Swimming
Kieren Perkins ranks #41 in Swimming and #592 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.7/100.
The verified career covers 1990–2000 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 2, World Championship golds 2, World records 4, 1500m best (min) 14.41.
Nearest context: ahead Duke Kahanamoku (86.8); behind Ryan Murphy (86.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Kieren Perkins GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Perkins comparisons
Kieren Perkins — frequently asked
- Is Kieren Perkins the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Kieren Perkins ranks #41 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 86.7/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Kieren Perkins's GOAT Score?
- 86.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Kieren Perkins rank all time?
- #592 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #41 in Swimming.
- Kieren Perkins vs Duke Kahanamoku: who ranks higher?
- Duke Kahanamoku ranks higher at 86.8 versus Kieren Perkins at 86.7, a margin of 0.1 points.