World Championship titles
1
Olympic medals
1
US titles
4
NCAA titles
2
World Championship medals
3
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 66
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 86
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 50 | |
| 1972 | 74 | |
| 1973 | 97 | |
| 1974 | 81 | |
| 1975 | 66 | |
| 1976 | 50 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics records
- Olympedia
- National federation archives
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Robin Backhaus ranks #128 in Swimming
Robin Backhaus ranks #128 in Swimming and #1515 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 81.8/100.
The verified career covers 1971–1976 and 6 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World Championship titles 1, Olympic medals 1, US titles 4, NCAA titles 2.
Nearest context: ahead Brendan Hansen (81.8); behind Summer McIntosh (81.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Robin Backhaus GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 66/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Backhaus comparisons
Robin Backhaus — frequently asked
- Is Robin Backhaus the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Robin Backhaus ranks #128 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 81.8/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Robin Backhaus's GOAT Score?
- 81.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Robin Backhaus rank all time?
- #1515 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #128 in Swimming.
- Robin Backhaus vs Brendan Hansen: who ranks higher?
- Robin Backhaus ranks higher at 81.8 versus Brendan Hansen at 81.8, a margin of 0.0 points.