World Championship medals
1
United States titles
2
Pan American medals
1
NCAA titles
2
National records
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 66
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 82
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 58 | |
| 1977 | 75 | |
| 1978 | 91 | |
| 1979 | 71 | |
| 1980 | 50 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics results database
- Olympedia
- National federation records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Melanie Buddemeyer ranks #232 in Swimming
Melanie Buddemeyer ranks #232 in Swimming and #2568 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 77.2/100.
The verified career covers 1976–1980 and 5 documented seasons. Peak is 86/100, with Peak the strongest category at 86/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World Championship medals 1, United States titles 2, Pan American medals 1, NCAA titles 2.
Nearest context: ahead Gail Amundrud (77.5); behind Freya Anderson (77.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Melanie Buddemeyer GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 66/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Buddemeyer comparisons
Melanie Buddemeyer — frequently asked
- Is Melanie Buddemeyer the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Melanie Buddemeyer ranks #232 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 77.2/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Melanie Buddemeyer's GOAT Score?
- 77.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%).
- Where does Melanie Buddemeyer rank all time?
- #2568 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #232 in Swimming.
- Melanie Buddemeyer vs Gail Amundrud: who ranks higher?
- Gail Amundrud ranks higher at 77.5 versus Melanie Buddemeyer at 77.2, a margin of 0.3 points.