Olympic gold medals
3
World Championship golds
3
World records set
11
US national titles
10
Olympic Games contested
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 68
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 82
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 70 | |
| 1979 | 86 | |
| 1980 | 92 | |
| 1981 | 94 | |
| 1982 | 90 | |
| 1983 | 86 | |
| 1984 | 96 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- International Swimming Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Rowdy Gaines ranks #169 in Swimming
Rowdy Gaines ranks #169 in Swimming and #1810 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 80.3/100.
The verified career covers 1978–1984 and 7 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 3, World Championship golds 3, World records set 11, US national titles 10.
Nearest context: ahead Stephanie Rice (80.3); behind Jakob Andkjær (80.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Rowdy Gaines GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity68/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 68/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Gaines comparisons
Rowdy Gaines — frequently asked
- Is Rowdy Gaines the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Rowdy Gaines ranks #169 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 80.3/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Rowdy Gaines's GOAT Score?
- 80.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 68 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%).
- Where does Rowdy Gaines rank all time?
- #1810 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #169 in Swimming.
- Rowdy Gaines vs Stephanie Rice: who ranks higher?
- Rowdy Gaines ranks higher at 80.3 versus Stephanie Rice at 80.3, a margin of 0.0 points.