Olympic golds
5
Olympic medals
8
World Championship golds
7
100 m freestyle best
47.5
Olympic Games
3
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 88
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 48.5 | |
| 2009 | 48.4 | |
| 2010 | 48.1 | |
| 2011 | 47.9 | |
| 2012 | 47.52 | |
| 2013 | 47.72 | |
| 2014 | 47.72 | |
| 2015 | 48 | |
| 2016 | 47.85 | |
| 2017 | 48.1 | |
| 2018 | 48.4 | |
| 2019 | 48.6 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- Swimming World
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Nathan Adrian ranks #28 in Swimming
Nathan Adrian ranks #28 in Swimming and #495 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.3/100.
The verified career covers 2007–2021 and 12 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 5, Olympic medals 8, World Championship golds 7, 100 m freestyle best 47.52.
Nearest context: ahead Tamás Darnyi (87.3); behind Ana Marcela Cunha (87.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Nathan Adrian GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Adrian comparisons
Nathan Adrian — frequently asked
- Is Nathan Adrian the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Nathan Adrian ranks #28 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 87.3/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Nathan Adrian's GOAT Score?
- 87.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Nathan Adrian rank all time?
- #495 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #28 in Swimming.
- Nathan Adrian vs Tamás Darnyi: who ranks higher?
- Nathan Adrian ranks higher at 87.3 versus Tamás Darnyi at 87.3, a margin of 0.0 points.