Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 66
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 31.8 | |
| 2000 | 31.3 | |
| 2001 | 30.9 | |
| 2002 | 30.57 | |
| 2003 | 30.8 | |
| 2004 | 31.1 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- Swimming World
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Zoë Baker ranks #120 in Swimming
Zoë Baker ranks 120th among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 1486th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 76.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 70, Peak 88, Longevity 66, Honours 76, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Swimming reference universe of 289 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1998–2004 with 6 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1999, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world short-course golds 1, world records 1, commonwealth golds 1, 50 m breaststroke best 30.57.
Immediately ahead sits Randall Bal on 76.4, a gap of 0.3 points. Directly behind is James Carter on 76.0. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Zoë Baker GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Baker stood above the field while competing. Scored 70/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1999. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 6 years of competition and 6 recorded seasons. Scored 66/100.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Baker comparisons
Zoë Baker — frequently asked
- Is Zoë Baker the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Zoë Baker ranks 120th in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 76.1, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Zoë Baker's GOAT Score?
- 76.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Zoë Baker rank all time?
- 1486th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 120th within Swimming.
- Zoë Baker vs Randall Bal: who ranks higher?
- Randall Bal, on 76.4 against Zoë Baker's 76.1 — a margin of 0.3 points.