Olympic gold medals
4
Olympic medals
7
World Championship golds
7
World Championship medals
16
Olympic Games contested
3
Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 82
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 78 | |
| 2016 | 94 | |
| 2017 | 84 | |
| 2018 | 90 | |
| 2019 | 96 | |
| 2020 | 70 | |
| 2021 | 62 | |
| 2022 | 74 | |
| 2023 | 70 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- International 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 Simone Manuel ranks #140 in Swimming
Simone Manuel ranks #140 in Swimming and #1557 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 81.5/100.
The verified career covers 2015–present and 9 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 4, Olympic medals 7, World Championship golds 7, World Championship medals 16.
Nearest context: ahead Ye Shiwen (81.5); behind Sun Yang (81.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Simone Manuel GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Manuel comparisons
Simone Manuel — frequently asked
- Is Simone Manuel the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Simone Manuel ranks #140 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 81.5/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Simone Manuel's GOAT Score?
- 81.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%).
- Where does Simone Manuel rank all time?
- #1557 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #140 in Swimming.
- Simone Manuel vs Ye Shiwen: who ranks higher?
- Simone Manuel ranks higher at 81.5 versus Ye Shiwen at 81.5, a margin of 0.0 points.