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Swimming · Butterfly · United States

Pablo Morales

1984–1992 · Comeback Olympic 100 m butterfly champion in Barcelona 1992, eight years after his first medals.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
80.2
Cultural & brand footprint 46/100 · total legacy 72.2
Olympic gold medals
3
Olympic medals
5
NCAA titles
11
World records set
3
Olympic Games contested
2

Category profile

Dominance
78
Peak
88
Longevity
74
Honours
80
Statistics
82

Career timeline · Form index per season

SeasonForm index per seasonShare of career
198488
198582
198684
198780
198860
198940
199050
199180
199296

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 Pablo Morales ranks #174 in Swimming

Pablo Morales ranks 174th among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 1691st of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 74, Honours 80, Statistics 82. 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 1984–1992 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1992, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic gold medals 3, olympic medals 5, ncaa titles 11, world records set 3.

Immediately ahead sits Lauren Boyle on 80.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Lars Frölander on 80.2. 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.

Pablo Morales GOAT Score explained

Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Morales stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
Peak88/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1992. Scored 88/100.
Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
Honours80/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.

Pablo Morales — frequently asked

Is Pablo Morales the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Pablo Morales ranks 174th in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 80.2, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
What is Pablo Morales's GOAT Score?
80.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Pablo Morales rank all time?
1691st of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 174th within Swimming.
Pablo Morales vs Lauren Boyle: who ranks higher?
Pablo Morales, on 80.2 against Lauren Boyle's 80.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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