Olympic medals
3
World Championship golds
5
Olympic Games
6
50 m freestyle best
23.9
World records
3
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 96
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 94
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 25.6 | |
| 1997 | 25.2 | |
| 1998 | 24.9 | |
| 1999 | 24.51 | |
| 2000 | 24.7 | |
| 2001 | 24.6 | |
| 2002 | 24.5 | |
| 2003 | 24.4 | |
| 2004 | 24.3 | |
| 2005 | 24.2 | |
| 2006 | 24.1 | |
| 2007 | 24 | |
| 2008 | 23.9 | |
| 2009 | 24.1 | |
| 2010 | 24.2 | |
| 2011 | 24.4 | |
| 2012 | 24.6 | |
| 2013 | 24.8 | |
| 2014 | 25.1 | |
| 2015 | 25.4 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- Swimming World
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Therese Alshammar ranks #3 in Swimming
Therese Alshammar ranks #3 in Swimming and #158 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 90.3/100.
The verified career covers 1994–2016 and 20 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic medals 3, World Championship golds 5, Olympic Games 6, 50 m freestyle best 23.9.
Nearest context: ahead Katie Ledecky (94.8); behind Michael Gross (90.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Therese Alshammar GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity96/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
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Therese Alshammar — frequently asked
- Is Therese Alshammar the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Therese Alshammar ranks #3 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 90.3/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Therese Alshammar's GOAT Score?
- 90.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 96 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Therese Alshammar rank all time?
- #158 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #3 in Swimming.
- Therese Alshammar vs Katie Ledecky: who ranks higher?
- Katie Ledecky ranks higher at 94.8 versus Therese Alshammar at 90.3, a margin of 4.5 points.