Olympic golds
9
Olympic medals
14
World titles (LC)
21
World records set
16
Olympic Games
4
Category profile
- Dominance
- 97
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 96
- Statistics
- 94
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 80 | |
| 2013 | 84 | |
| 2014 | 90 | |
| 2015 | 96 | |
| 2016 | 100 | |
| 2017 | 92 | |
| 2018 | 94 | |
| 2019 | 95 | |
| 2020 | 92 | |
| 2021 | 94 | |
| 2022 | 93 | |
| 2023 | 95 | |
| 2024 | 96 |
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 Katie Ledecky ranks #2 in Swimming
Katie Ledecky ranks #2 in Swimming and #20 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 94.8/100.
The verified career covers 2012–present and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Dominance the strongest category at 97/100 (25% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 9, Olympic medals 14, World titles (LC) 21, World records set 16.
Nearest context: ahead Michael Phelps (98.1); behind Therese Alshammar (90.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Katie Ledecky GOAT Score explained
- Dominance97/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 97/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours96/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Ledecky comparisons
Katie Ledecky — frequently asked
- Is Katie Ledecky the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Katie Ledecky ranks #2 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 94.8/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Katie Ledecky's GOAT Score?
- 94.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 97 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 96 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Katie Ledecky rank all time?
- #20 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #2 in Swimming.
- Katie Ledecky vs Michael Phelps: who ranks higher?
- Michael Phelps ranks higher at 98.1 versus Katie Ledecky at 94.8, a margin of 3.3 points.