Olympic gold medals
2
Olympic medals
4
World records set
1
World Championship titles
1
Commonwealth titles
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 76
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 45 | |
| 2005 | 58 | |
| 2006 | 72 | |
| 2007 | 85 | |
| 2008 | 98 | |
| 2009 | 87 | |
| 2010 | 77 | |
| 2011 | 66 | |
| 2012 | 56 | |
| 2013 | 45 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics records
- Olympedia
- Swimming Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Rebecca Adlington ranks #35 in Swimming
Rebecca Adlington ranks #35 in Swimming and #539 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.0/100.
The verified career covers 2004–2013 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Peak the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 2, Olympic medals 4, World records set 1, World Championship titles 1.
Nearest context: ahead Mireia Belmonte (87.0); behind Katinka Hosszú (86.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Rebecca Adlington GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 76/100, 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 Adlington comparisons
Rebecca Adlington — frequently asked
- Is Rebecca Adlington the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Rebecca Adlington ranks #35 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 87.0/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Rebecca Adlington's GOAT Score?
- 87.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Rebecca Adlington rank all time?
- #539 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #35 in Swimming.
- Rebecca Adlington vs Mireia Belmonte: who ranks higher?
- Rebecca Adlington ranks higher at 87.0 versus Mireia Belmonte at 87.0, a margin of 0.0 points.