European titles
1
World Championship medals
1
Commonwealth Games medals
2
British titles
5
Olympic finals
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 80
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 50 | |
| 2003 | 61 | |
| 2004 | 72 | |
| 2005 | 83 | |
| 2006 | 94 | |
| 2007 | 78 | |
| 2008 | 61 | |
| 2009 | 45 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics results database
- Olympedia
- National federation records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Kirsty Balfour ranks #150 in Swimming
Kirsty Balfour ranks #150 in Swimming and #1634 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 81.2/100.
The verified career covers 2002–2009 and 8 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Peak the strongest category at 88/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: European titles 1, World Championship medals 1, Commonwealth Games medals 2, British titles 5.
Nearest context: ahead Dyana Calub (81.2); behind Lindsay Benko (81.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Kirsty Balfour GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Balfour comparisons
Kirsty Balfour — frequently asked
- Is Kirsty Balfour the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Kirsty Balfour ranks #150 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 81.2/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Kirsty Balfour's GOAT Score?
- 81.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Kirsty Balfour rank all time?
- #1634 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #150 in Swimming.
- Kirsty Balfour vs Dyana Calub: who ranks higher?
- Kirsty Balfour ranks higher at 81.2 versus Dyana Calub at 81.2, a margin of 0.0 points.