Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 82
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 72
- Statistics
- 74
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 70 | |
| 2018 | 76 | |
| 2019 | 80 | |
| 2020 | 86 | |
| 2021 | 88 | |
| 2022 | 80 | |
| 2023 | 74 | |
| 2024 | 72 | |
| 2025 | 70 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- International Swimming Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Michael Andrew ranks #261 in Swimming
Michael Andrew ranks 261st among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 2933rd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 73.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 70, Peak 82, Longevity 70, Honours 72, Statistics 74. Those categories are normalised against the full Swimming reference universe of 289 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2017–present with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2021, which sets the Peak component at 82. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 82 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic gold medals 1, world championship golds 2, short course world titles 3, us national titles 6.
Immediately ahead sits Duncan Goodhew on 73.9, a gap of 0.5 points. Directly behind is Hilary Caldwell on 72.9. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Michael Andrew GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Andrew stood above the field while competing. Scored 70/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak82/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2021. Scored 82/100.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 70/100.
- Honours72/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 72/100.
- Statistics74/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 74/100.
Top Andrew comparisons
Michael Andrew — frequently asked
- Is Michael Andrew the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Michael Andrew ranks 261st in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 73.4, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Michael Andrew's GOAT Score?
- 73.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 82 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 74 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Michael Andrew rank all time?
- 2933rd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 261st within Swimming.
- Michael Andrew vs Duncan Goodhew: who ranks higher?
- Duncan Goodhew, on 73.9 against Michael Andrew's 73.4 — a margin of 0.5 points.