Olympic gold medals
4
Olympic medals
9
World Championship golds
5
World records
1
NCAA titles
8
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 86
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- IOC results
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ryan Murphy ranks #42 in Swimming
Ryan Murphy ranks #42 in Swimming and #595 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.7/100.
The verified career covers 2013–present and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 4, Olympic medals 9, World Championship golds 5, World records 1.
Nearest context: ahead Kieren Perkins (86.7); behind Mary T. Meagher (86.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ryan Murphy GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Murphy comparisons
Ryan Murphy — frequently asked
- Is Ryan Murphy the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ryan Murphy ranks #42 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 86.7/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Ryan Murphy's GOAT Score?
- 86.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Ryan Murphy rank all time?
- #595 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #42 in Swimming.
- Ryan Murphy vs Kieren Perkins: who ranks higher?
- Ryan Murphy ranks higher at 86.7 versus Kieren Perkins at 86.7, a margin of 0.0 points.