Atkinson vs Evans
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Atkinson wins: Longevity
Evans wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Atkinson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. First Black woman to win a world swimming title, in the 2014 short-course 100 m breaststroke.
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 season| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇲 Atkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28 |
| 🇺🇸 Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 505 | 2,006.24 | 4,041.24 |
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.
| Metric | AtkinsonRetired | EvansRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Short-course world titles | 5 | — |
| World records | 3 | 7 |
| Olympic Games appearances | 5 | — |
| Short-course world medals | 11 | — |
| Career span in years | 20 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 4 |
| World Championship golds | — | 4 |
| 800 m freestyle record (s) | — | 499.24 |
| Olympic medals | — | 5 |
| US titles | — | 45 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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