Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 82
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 52 | |
| 1997 | 64 | |
| 1998 | 76 | |
| 1999 | 88 | |
| 2000 | 74 | |
| 2001 | 59 | |
| 2002 | 45 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics results database
- Olympedia
- National federation records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Lara Carroll ranks #253 in Swimming
Lara Carroll ranks 253rd among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 2688th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 75.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 70, Peak 82, Longevity 72, Honours 76, 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 1996–2002 with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1999, which sets the Peak component at 82. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 82 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes commonwealth games medals 2, australian titles 3, olympic appearances 1, world championship appearances 2.
Immediately ahead sits Karlee Bispo on 75.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Gudrun Beckmann on 75.5. 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.
Lara Carroll GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Carroll stood above the field while competing. Scored 70/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak82/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1999. Scored 82/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 6 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Carroll comparisons
Lara Carroll — frequently asked
- Is Lara Carroll the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Lara Carroll ranks 253rd in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 75.5, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Lara Carroll's GOAT Score?
- 75.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 82 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Lara Carroll rank all time?
- 2688th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 253rd within Swimming.
- Lara Carroll vs Karlee Bispo: who ranks higher?
- Lara Carroll, on 75.5 against Karlee Bispo's 75.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.