Olympic gold medals
4
Olympic silver medals
1
Olympic bronze medals
1
World records
15
Commonwealth Games golds
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 86
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 3 | |
| 1957 | 1 | |
| 1958 | 2 | |
| 1959 | 2 | |
| 1960 | 3 | |
| 1961 | 1 | |
| 1962 | 1 | |
| 1963 | 1 | |
| 1964 | 0 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- IOC results
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Murray Rose ranks #56 in Swimming
Murray Rose ranks #56 in Swimming and #789 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.6/100.
The verified career covers 1956–1964 and 9 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 4, Olympic silver medals 1, Olympic bronze medals 1, World records 15.
Nearest context: ahead Rick Carey (85.8); behind Ian Thorpe (85.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Murray Rose GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, 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.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Rose comparisons
Murray Rose — frequently asked
- Is Murray Rose the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Murray Rose ranks #56 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 85.6/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Murray Rose's GOAT Score?
- 85.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Murray Rose rank all time?
- #789 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #56 in Swimming.
- Murray Rose vs Rick Carey: who ranks higher?
- Rick Carey ranks higher at 85.8 versus Murray Rose at 85.6, a margin of 0.2 points.