Olympic gold medals
3
Olympic medals
5
World Championship golds
3
World records set
7
Years holding 200 fly world record
19
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 70 | |
| 1980 | 92 | |
| 1981 | 98 | |
| 1982 | 94 | |
| 1983 | 90 | |
| 1984 | 95 | |
| 1985 | 85 | |
| 1986 | 78 | |
| 1987 | 74 | |
| 1988 | 76 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- International Swimming Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Mary T. Meagher ranks #43 in Swimming
Mary T. Meagher ranks #43 in Swimming and #596 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.7/100.
The verified career covers 1979–1988 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 3, Olympic medals 5, World Championship golds 3, World records set 7.
Nearest context: ahead Ryan Murphy (86.7); behind Sippy Woodhead (86.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Mary T. Meagher GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Meagher comparisons
Mary T. Meagher — frequently asked
- Is Mary T. Meagher the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Mary T. Meagher ranks #43 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 86.7/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Mary T. Meagher's GOAT Score?
- 86.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Mary T. Meagher rank all time?
- #596 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #43 in Swimming.
- Mary T. Meagher vs Ryan Murphy: who ranks higher?
- Mary T. Meagher ranks higher at 86.7 versus Ryan Murphy at 86.7, a margin of 0.0 points.