Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 50 | |
| 2014 | 61 | |
| 2015 | 71 | |
| 2016 | 82 | |
| 2017 | 92 | |
| 2018 | 74 | |
| 2019 | 55 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics records
- Olympedia
- National federation archives
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Sarah Gibson ranks #213 in Swimming
Sarah Gibson ranks 213th among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 2103rd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 86, Longevity 70, 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 2013–2019 with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2017, 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 world championship titles 1, ncaa titles 1, us national medals 4, world university games medals 2.
Immediately ahead sits Minna Atherton on 78.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Summer Sanders on 78.3. 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.
Sarah Gibson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Gibson stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2017. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 6 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 70/100.
- 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 Gibson comparisons
Sarah Gibson — frequently asked
- Is Sarah Gibson the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Sarah Gibson ranks 213th in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 78.5, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Sarah Gibson's GOAT Score?
- 78.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Sarah Gibson rank all time?
- 2103rd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 213th within Swimming.
- Sarah Gibson vs Minna Atherton: who ranks higher?
- Sarah Gibson, on 78.5 against Minna Atherton's 78.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.