World Championship titles
5
World records set
6
Olympic silver medals
1
US titles
18
Pan American titles
4
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 88
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 55 | |
| 1978 | 99 | |
| 1979 | 90 | |
| 1980 | 81 | |
| 1981 | 72 | |
| 1982 | 63 | |
| 1983 | 54 | |
| 1984 | 45 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics records
- Olympedia
- National federation archives
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Sippy Woodhead ranks #44 in Swimming
Sippy Woodhead ranks #44 in Swimming and #618 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.6/100.
The verified career covers 1977–1984 and 8 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Peak the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World Championship titles 5, World records set 6, Olympic silver medals 1, US titles 18.
Nearest context: ahead Mary T. Meagher (86.7); behind Shirley Babashoff (86.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Sippy Woodhead GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 70/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Woodhead comparisons
Sippy Woodhead — frequently asked
- Is Sippy Woodhead the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Sippy Woodhead ranks #44 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 86.6/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Sippy Woodhead's GOAT Score?
- 86.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Sippy Woodhead rank all time?
- #618 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #44 in Swimming.
- Sippy Woodhead vs Mary T. Meagher: who ranks higher?
- Mary T. Meagher ranks higher at 86.7 versus Sippy Woodhead at 86.6, a margin of 0.1 points.