Olympic golds
3
Olympic medals
12
World Championship golds
6
World records
3
100m backstroke best (sec)
58.9
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 90
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 59.58 | |
| 2002 | 59.85 | |
| 2003 | 59.3 | |
| 2004 | 59.44 | |
| 2005 | 59.92 | |
| 2006 | 59.03 | |
| 2007 | 58.97 | |
| 2008 | 58.94 | |
| 2009 | 59.15 | |
| 2010 | 59.4 | |
| 2011 | 59.6 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- IOC
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Natalie Coughlin ranks #11 in Swimming
Natalie Coughlin ranks #11 in Swimming and #240 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.4/100.
The verified career covers 1998–2016 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 3, Olympic medals 12, World Championship golds 6, World records 3.
Nearest context: ahead Inge de Bruijn (89.5); behind Dara Torres (89.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Natalie Coughlin GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Coughlin comparisons
Natalie Coughlin — frequently asked
- Is Natalie Coughlin the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Natalie Coughlin ranks #11 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 89.4/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Natalie Coughlin's GOAT Score?
- 89.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Natalie Coughlin rank all time?
- #240 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #11 in Swimming.
- Natalie Coughlin vs Inge de Bruijn: who ranks higher?
- Inge de Bruijn ranks higher at 89.5 versus Natalie Coughlin at 89.4, a margin of 0.1 points.