Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 50 | |
| 1995 | 57 | |
| 1996 | 63 | |
| 1997 | 70 | |
| 1998 | 76 | |
| 1999 | 83 | |
| 2000 | 89 | |
| 2001 | 79 | |
| 2002 | 70 | |
| 2003 | 60 | |
| 2004 | 50 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics results database
- Olympedia
- National federation records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ricardo Busquets ranks #209 in Swimming
Ricardo Busquets ranks 209th among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 2065th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 84, Longevity 80, Honours 78, 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 1994–2004 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2000, which sets the Peak component at 84. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 84 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes pan american medals 2, central american and caribbean gold medals 4, olympic appearances 3, ncaa all-america honours 4.
Immediately ahead sits Mayumi Aoki on 78.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Felix Auböck on 78.6. 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.
Ricardo Busquets GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Busquets stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2000. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Busquets comparisons
Ricardo Busquets — frequently asked
- Is Ricardo Busquets the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Ricardo Busquets ranks 209th in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 78.7, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Ricardo Busquets's GOAT Score?
- 78.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Ricardo Busquets rank all time?
- 2065th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 209th within Swimming.
- Ricardo Busquets vs Mayumi Aoki: who ranks higher?
- Ricardo Busquets, on 78.7 against Mayumi Aoki's 78.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.