Olympic golds
1
World records
1
European titles
2
NCAA titles
5
100 m butterfly best
54.2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 68
- Honours
- 84
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 56.4 | |
| 1977 | 55.8 | |
| 1978 | 55.2 | |
| 1979 | 54.6 | |
| 1980 | 54.15 | |
| 1981 | 54.4 | |
| 1982 | 54.8 | |
| 1983 | 55.2 | |
| 1984 | 55.6 |
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 Pär Arvidsson ranks #115 in Swimming
Pär Arvidsson ranks #115 in Swimming and #1386 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 82.4/100.
The verified career covers 1976–1984 and 9 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 1, World records 1, European titles 2, NCAA titles 5.
Nearest context: ahead Molly Renshaw (82.5); behind John Hencken (82.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Pär Arvidsson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity68/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 68/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
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Pär Arvidsson — frequently asked
- Is Pär Arvidsson the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Pär Arvidsson ranks #115 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 82.4/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Pär Arvidsson's GOAT Score?
- 82.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 68 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Pär Arvidsson rank all time?
- #1386 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #115 in Swimming.
- Pär Arvidsson vs Molly Renshaw: who ranks higher?
- Molly Renshaw ranks higher at 82.5 versus Pär Arvidsson at 82.4, a margin of 0.1 points.