Olympic golds
3
Olympic medals
7
World Championship golds
12
World records
6
50 m freestyle best (s)
23.6
European golds
26
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 90
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 4 |
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 Sarah Sjöström ranks #15 in Swimming
Sarah Sjöström ranks #15 in Swimming and #318 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.6/100.
The verified career covers 2007–present and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 3, Olympic medals 7, World Championship golds 12, World records 6.
Nearest context: ahead Adam Peaty (88.7); behind Jenny Thompson (88.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Sarah Sjöström GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Sjöström comparisons
Sarah Sjöström — frequently asked
- Is Sarah Sjöström the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Sarah Sjöström ranks #15 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 88.6/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Sarah Sjöström's GOAT Score?
- 88.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Sarah Sjöström rank all time?
- #318 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #15 in Swimming.
- Sarah Sjöström vs Adam Peaty: who ranks higher?
- Adam Peaty ranks higher at 88.7 versus Sarah Sjöström at 88.6, a margin of 0.1 points.