Olympic medals
8
Olympic gold medals
2
World records set
11
World Championship titles
3
US titles
27
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 92
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 50 | |
| 1973 | 66 | |
| 1974 | 82 | |
| 1975 | 98 | |
| 1976 | 80 | |
| 1977 | 63 | |
| 1978 | 45 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics records
- Olympedia
- Swimming Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Shirley Babashoff ranks #45 in Swimming
Shirley Babashoff ranks #45 in Swimming and #635 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.5/100.
The verified career covers 1972–1978 and 7 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic medals 8, Olympic gold medals 2, World records set 11, World Championship titles 3.
Nearest context: ahead Sippy Woodhead (86.6); behind Paul Biedermann (86.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Shirley Babashoff GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
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Shirley Babashoff — frequently asked
- Is Shirley Babashoff the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Shirley Babashoff ranks #45 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 86.5/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Shirley Babashoff's GOAT Score?
- 86.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Shirley Babashoff rank all time?
- #635 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #45 in Swimming.
- Shirley Babashoff vs Sippy Woodhead: who ranks higher?
- Sippy Woodhead ranks higher at 86.6 versus Shirley Babashoff at 86.5, a margin of 0.1 points.