Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 2 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- Swimrankings
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ricky Berens ranks #89 in Swimming
Ricky Berens ranks 89th among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 861st of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 90, Longevity 74, Honours 82, Statistics 88. 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 2007–2014 with 8 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2009, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic golds 2, world championship golds 5, world records 2, olympic appearances 2.
Immediately ahead sits Bronte Barratt on 81.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Lindsay Benko on 81.1. 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.
Ricky Berens GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Berens stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2009. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 7 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Berens comparisons
Ricky Berens — frequently asked
- Is Ricky Berens the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Ricky Berens ranks 89th in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 81.4, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Ricky Berens's GOAT Score?
- 81.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Ricky Berens rank all time?
- 861st of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 89th within Swimming.
- Ricky Berens vs Bronte Barratt: who ranks higher?
- Ricky Berens, on 81.4 against Bronte Barratt's 81.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.