Olympic golds
5
World Championship golds
11
World records
2
200 m backstroke record (s)
124.1
Olympic medals
6
Golds at one Worlds
6
Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 84
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 126 | |
| 2012 | 124.06 | |
| 2013 | 125 | |
| 2014 | 125.5 | |
| 2015 | 126.5 | |
| 2016 | 128 | |
| 2017 | 130 |
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 Missy Franklin ranks #126 in Swimming
Missy Franklin ranks #126 in Swimming and #1507 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 81.8/100.
The verified career covers 2010–2018 and 7 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 5, World Championship golds 11, World records 2, 200 m backstroke record (s) 124.06.
Nearest context: ahead Grant Brits (82.0); behind Brendan Hansen (81.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Missy Franklin GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 70/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Franklin comparisons
Missy Franklin — frequently asked
- Is Missy Franklin the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Missy Franklin ranks #126 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 81.8/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Missy Franklin's GOAT Score?
- 81.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Missy Franklin rank all time?
- #1507 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #126 in Swimming.
- Missy Franklin vs Grant Brits: who ranks higher?
- Grant Brits ranks higher at 82.0 versus Missy Franklin at 81.8, a margin of 0.2 points.