Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 52 | |
| 1973 | 62 | |
| 1974 | 72 | |
| 1975 | 81 | |
| 1976 | 91 | |
| 1977 | 81 | |
| 1978 | 71 | |
| 1979 | 60 | |
| 1980 | 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 Rômulo Arantes ranks #189 in Swimming
Rômulo Arantes ranks 189th among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 1850th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 86, Longevity 78, Honours 80, 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 1972–1980 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1976, 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 pan american gold medals 1, pan american medals 4, olympic appearances 3, south american titles 10.
Immediately ahead sits Richárd Bohus on 79.6, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Kaylee McKeown on 79.5. 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.
Rômulo Arantes GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Arantes 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 1976. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Arantes comparisons
Rômulo Arantes — frequently asked
- Is Rômulo Arantes the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Rômulo Arantes ranks 189th in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 79.6, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Rômulo Arantes's GOAT Score?
- 79.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Rômulo Arantes rank all time?
- 1850th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 189th within Swimming.
- Rômulo Arantes vs Richárd Bohus: who ranks higher?
- Rômulo Arantes, on 79.6 against Richárd Bohus's 79.6 — a margin of 0.0 points.