Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 52 | |
| 1995 | 59 | |
| 1996 | 65 | |
| 1997 | 72 | |
| 1998 | 78 | |
| 1999 | 85 | |
| 2000 | 91 | |
| 2001 | 81 | |
| 2002 | 71 | |
| 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 Romain Barnier ranks #172 in Swimming
Romain Barnier ranks 172nd among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 1675th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 86, Longevity 80, Honours 80, Statistics 84. 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 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes european gold medals 1, european championship medals 3, french titles 8, olympic appearances 2.
Immediately ahead sits Jakob Andkjær on 80.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Lauren Boyle on 80.2. 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.
Romain Barnier GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Barnier stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2000. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Barnier comparisons
Romain Barnier — frequently asked
- Is Romain Barnier the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Romain Barnier ranks 172nd in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 80.3, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Romain Barnier's GOAT Score?
- 80.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Romain Barnier rank all time?
- 1675th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 172nd within Swimming.
- Romain Barnier vs Jakob Andkjær: who ranks higher?
- Romain Barnier, on 80.3 against Jakob Andkjær's 80.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.