Olympic gold medals
2
World records set
1
World Championship golds
2
Asian Games golds
6
Olympic Games contested
3
Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 80
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 70 | |
| 2011 | 84 | |
| 2012 | 98 | |
| 2013 | 86 | |
| 2014 | 74 | |
| 2015 | 78 | |
| 2016 | 70 | |
| 2017 | 72 | |
| 2018 | 68 | |
| 2019 | 62 | |
| 2020 | 58 | |
| 2021 | 55 |
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 Ye Shiwen ranks #139 in Swimming
Ye Shiwen ranks #139 in Swimming and #1556 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 81.5/100.
The verified career covers 2010–2021 and 12 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 2, World records set 1, World Championship golds 2, Asian Games golds 6.
Nearest context: ahead Libby Trickett (81.5); behind Simone Manuel (81.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ye Shiwen GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Ye comparisons
Ye Shiwen — frequently asked
- Is Ye Shiwen the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ye Shiwen ranks #139 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 81.5/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Ye Shiwen's GOAT Score?
- 81.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%).
- Where does Ye Shiwen rank all time?
- #1556 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #139 in Swimming.
- Ye Shiwen vs Libby Trickett: who ranks higher?
- Ye Shiwen ranks higher at 81.5 versus Libby Trickett at 81.5, a margin of 0.0 points.