Olympic golds
8
Olympic medals
11
World records
12
World Championship golds
6
100 m freestyle best (s)
48.4
Medals at one Games
7
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 74
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 49.8 | |
| 1985 | 49.24 | |
| 1986 | 48.74 | |
| 1987 | 48.42 | |
| 1988 | 48.6 | |
| 1989 | 48.8 | |
| 1990 | 49 | |
| 1991 | 49.2 |
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 Matt Biondi ranks #65 in Swimming
Matt Biondi ranks #65 in Swimming and #881 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.0/100.
The verified career covers 1984–1992 and 8 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 8, Olympic medals 11, World records 12, World Championship golds 6.
Nearest context: ahead Caeleb Dressel (85.0); behind Zhang Yufei (85.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Matt Biondi GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 74/100, 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.
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Matt Biondi — frequently asked
- Is Matt Biondi the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Matt Biondi ranks #65 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 85.0/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Matt Biondi's GOAT Score?
- 85.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Matt Biondi rank all time?
- #881 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #65 in Swimming.
- Matt Biondi vs Caeleb Dressel: who ranks higher?
- Matt Biondi ranks higher at 85.0 versus Caeleb Dressel at 85.0, a margin of 0.0 points.