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Swimming · Backstroke · Japan

Ryosuke Irie

2008–2021 · Triple medallist in London 2012 and a long-standing Asian backstroke record holder.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
79.0
Cultural & brand footprint 46/100 · total legacy 72.9
Olympic medals
4
World Championship medals
5
Asian Games golds
6
Asian records set
5
Olympic Games contested
4

Category profile

Dominance
74
Peak
84
Longevity
84
Honours
76
Statistics
78

Career timeline · Form index per season

SeasonForm index per seasonShare of career
200870
200984
201086
201184
201292
201384
201486
201582
201680
201776
201872
201968
202062
202158

Data sources

  • World Aquatics
  • Olympedia
  • International Swimming Hall of Fame

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Ryosuke Irie ranks #202 in Swimming

Ryosuke Irie ranks 202nd among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 1979th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 84, Longevity 84, Honours 76, Statistics 78. 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 2008–2021 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2012, which sets the Peak component at 84. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 84 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic medals 4, world championship medals 5, asian games golds 6, asian records set 5.

Immediately ahead sits Bruno Fratus on 79.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Yang Junxuan on 79.0. 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.

Ryosuke Irie GOAT Score explained

Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Irie stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
Peak84/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2012. Scored 84/100.
Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
Honours76/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.

Ryosuke Irie — frequently asked

Is Ryosuke Irie the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Ryosuke Irie ranks 202nd in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 79.0, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
What is Ryosuke Irie's GOAT Score?
79.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Ryosuke Irie rank all time?
1979th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 202nd within Swimming.
Ryosuke Irie vs Bruno Fratus: who ranks higher?
Ryosuke Irie, on 79.0 against Bruno Fratus's 79.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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