Olympic golds
6
Olympic medals
12
World Championship golds
18
World records
3
200 m medley record (s)
114
World Championship medals
39
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 118 | |
| 2005 | 117 | |
| 2006 | 116.5 | |
| 2007 | 115.8 | |
| 2008 | 115.3 | |
| 2009 | 114.87 | |
| 2010 | 114 | |
| 2011 | 114.5 | |
| 2012 | 115 | |
| 2013 | 115.5 | |
| 2014 | 116 | |
| 2015 | 116.5 | |
| 2016 | 117 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ryan Lochte ranks #52 in Swimming
Ryan Lochte ranks #52 in Swimming and #686 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.1/100.
The verified career covers 2004–2021 and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Peak the strongest category at 88/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 6, Olympic medals 12, World Championship golds 18, World records 3.
Nearest context: ahead Grant Hackett (86.2); behind Florian Wellbrock (85.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ryan Lochte GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Lochte comparisons
Ryan Lochte — frequently asked
- Is Ryan Lochte the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ryan Lochte ranks #52 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 86.1/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Ryan Lochte's GOAT Score?
- 86.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Ryan Lochte rank all time?
- #686 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #52 in Swimming.
- Ryan Lochte vs Grant Hackett: who ranks higher?
- Grant Hackett ranks higher at 86.2 versus Ryan Lochte at 86.1, a margin of 0.1 points.