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Van Dyken vs Arvidsson

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GOAT Rank currently scores Amy Van Dyken and Pär Arvidsson level at 82.4. Amy Van Dyken leads on Dominance. Pär Arvidsson leads on Statistics, Longevity.

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Van DykenWinner
82.4

Van Dyken wins: Dominance

Arvidsson
82.4

Arvidsson wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Amy Van Dyken
82.4

Van Dyken leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Amy Van Dyken
82.4
2. Pär Arvidsson
82.4

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
1. 🇸🇪 Pär Arvidsson5 seasons played · career day 1,826276.2 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Amy Van Dyken5 seasons played · career day 1,82511 major golds
-96.0% vs Arvidsson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Van Dyken00241115
🇸🇪 Arvidsson0056.4112.2222496.15

Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.

MetricVan DykenRetiredArvidssonRetired
Olympic gold medals6—
Golds at a single Games4—
World Championship golds2—
Pan Pacific golds3—
NCAA titles45
Olympic golds—1
World records—1
European titles—2
100 m butterfly best—54.15
Dominance w25%8480
Peak w20%9494
Longevity w20%6668
Honours w20%8484
Statistics w15%8488

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Van Dyken82.4
Arvidsson82.4
The people
Van Dyken
Arvidsson

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FAQ

Who is better, Van Dyken or Arvidsson?

Amy Van Dyken leads with a GOAT score of 82.4 against 82.4 for Pär Arvidsson — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Arvidsson beat Van Dyken?

Arvidsson scores higher on statistics, longevity. Van Dyken leads on dominance.

How is the Van Dyken vs Arvidsson score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Van Dyken: 82.4, Arvidsson: 82.4.

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