Olympic golds
9
World records
33
Olympic medals
11
World Championship golds
5
Golds at one Games
7
Pan American golds
5
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 92
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 4 | |
| 1968 | 5 | |
| 1969 | 6 | |
| 1970 | 6 | |
| 1971 | 5 | |
| 1972 | 7 | |
| 1973 | 2 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Mark Spitz ranks #25 in Swimming
Mark Spitz ranks #25 in Swimming and #463 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.5/100.
The verified career covers 1965–1972 and 7 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Peak the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 9, World records 33, Olympic medals 11, World Championship golds 5.
Nearest context: ahead Johnny Weissmuller (87.6); behind László Cseh (87.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Mark Spitz GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 70/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Spitz comparisons
Mark Spitz — frequently asked
- Is Mark Spitz the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Mark Spitz ranks #25 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 87.5/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Mark Spitz's GOAT Score?
- 87.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Mark Spitz rank all time?
- #463 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #25 in Swimming.
- Mark Spitz vs Johnny Weissmuller: who ranks higher?
- Johnny Weissmuller ranks higher at 87.6 versus Mark Spitz at 87.5, a margin of 0.1 points.