Olympic gold medals
3
Olympic medals
7
World Championship golds
12
World records
2
NCAA titles
8
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- IOC results
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Lilly King ranks #32 in Swimming
Lilly King ranks #32 in Swimming and #523 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.1/100.
The verified career covers 2016–present and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 3, Olympic medals 7, World Championship golds 12, World records 2.
Nearest context: ahead Vladimir Salnikov (87.1); behind Emma McKeon (87.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Lilly King GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top King comparisons
Lilly King — frequently asked
- Is Lilly King the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Lilly King ranks #32 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 87.1/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Lilly King's GOAT Score?
- 87.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Lilly King rank all time?
- #523 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #32 in Swimming.
- Lilly King vs Vladimir Salnikov: who ranks higher?
- Lilly King ranks higher at 87.1 versus Vladimir Salnikov at 87.1, a margin of 0.0 points.