Who is better, Peaty or Torres?
Dara Torres leads with a GOAT score of 89.4 against 88.7 for Adam Peaty — a gap of 0.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Peaty vs Torres
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Dara Torres above Adam Peaty: 89.4 vs 88.7. Dara Torres leads on Longevity, Honours. Adam Peaty leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
TorresWinner
89.4Torres wins: Longevity, Honours
Peaty
88.7Peaty wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Dara Torres
89.4
Torres leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Dara Torres
2. Adam Peaty
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇬🇧 Adam Peaty5 seasons played · career day 2,556287.6 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Dara Torres5 seasons played · career day 2,556126.3 major golds
-56.1% vs Peaty at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Peaty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115.92 | 401.87 |
| 🇺🇸 Torres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76.3 | 175.7 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PeatyActive | TorresRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | 4 |
| World Championship golds | 8 | — |
| World records | 5 | 3 |
| 100 m breaststroke record (s) | 56.88 | — |
| European golds | 16 | — |
| Sub-58 swims | 20 | — |
| Olympic medals | — | 12 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 5 |
| 50m freestyle best (sec) | — | 24.07 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 96 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Torres89.4
Peaty88.7
FAQ
Where does Peaty beat Torres?
Peaty scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Torres leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Peaty vs Torres score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Peaty: 88.7, Torres: 89.4.
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