Who is better, Calvi or Vollmer?
Alessandro Calvi leads with a GOAT score of 81.1 against 80.9 for Dana Vollmer — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Calvi vs Vollmer
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Alessandro Calvi above Dana Vollmer: 81.1 vs 80.9. Alessandro Calvi leads on Statistics. Dana Vollmer leads on Honours.
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CalviWinner
81.1Calvi wins: Statistics
Vollmer
80.9Vollmer wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Alessandro Calvi
81.1
Calvi leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Alessandro Calvi
2. Dana Vollmer
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. 🇮🇹 Alessandro Calvi5 seasons played · career day 1,825320 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Dana Vollmer5 seasons played · career day 3,28712 major golds
-96.2% vs Calvi at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Calvi | 0 | 0 | 50 | 107 | 320 | 653 |
| 🇺🇸 Vollmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CalviRetired | VollmerRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship medals | 1 | — |
| European titles | 2 | — |
| Italian titles | 10 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 2 | — |
| Relay finals | 6 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 5 |
| Olympic medals | — | 7 |
| World Championship golds | — | 8 |
| World records | — | 2 |
| 100 m butterfly best (s) | — | 55.98 |
| Pan Pacific golds | — | 6 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 82 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Calvi81.1
Vollmer80.9
FAQ
Where does Vollmer beat Calvi?
Vollmer scores higher on honours. Calvi leads on statistics.
How is the Calvi vs Vollmer score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Calvi: 81.1, Vollmer: 80.9.
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