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Swimming · Freestyle / butterfly · Australia

Libby Trickett

2003–2012 · Olympic champion in the 100 m butterfly in 2008 and a multiple relay gold medallist.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
81.5
Cultural & brand footprint 46/100 · total legacy 73.1
Olympic gold medals
4
Olympic medals
8
World Championship golds
9
World records set
4
Olympic Games contested
3

Category profile

Dominance
80
Peak
88
Longevity
74
Honours
84
Statistics
82

Career timeline · Form index per season

SeasonForm index per seasonShare of career
200362
200476
200586
200690
200794
200896
200980
201060
201174
201270

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 Libby Trickett ranks #139 in Swimming

Libby Trickett ranks 139th among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 1427th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 88, Longevity 74, Honours 84, Statistics 82. 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 2003–2012 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2008, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic gold medals 4, olympic medals 8, world championship golds 9, world records set 4.

Immediately ahead sits Michael Chadwick on 81.6, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Ye Shiwen on 81.5. 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.

Libby Trickett GOAT Score explained

Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Trickett stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
Peak88/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2008. Scored 88/100.
Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
Honours84/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.

Libby Trickett — frequently asked

Is Libby Trickett the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Libby Trickett ranks 139th in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 81.5, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
What is Libby Trickett's GOAT Score?
81.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Libby Trickett rank all time?
1427th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 139th within Swimming.
Libby Trickett vs Michael Chadwick: who ranks higher?
Michael Chadwick, on 81.6 against Libby Trickett's 81.5 — a margin of 0.1 points.
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