Who is better, Hopkin or Ledecky?
Katie Ledecky leads with a GOAT score of 94.8 against 82.1 for Anna Hopkin — a gap of 12.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Hopkin vs Ledecky
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Katie Ledecky above Anna Hopkin: 94.8 vs 82.1. Katie Ledecky leads on Dominance, Longevity, Honours.
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LedeckyWinner
94.8Ledecky wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Hopkin
82.1Hopkin wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Katie Ledecky
94.8
Ledecky leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Hopkin — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Katie Ledecky
2. Anna Hopkin
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
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Katie Ledecky636 major golds
7 seasons by age 21 · 90.9 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Hopkin — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | HopkinActive | LedeckyActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship titles | 2 | — |
| European titles | 2 | — |
| British records set | 2 | — |
| Commonwealth medals | 2 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 9 |
| Olympic medals | — | 14 |
| World titles (LC) | — | 21 |
| World records set | — | 16 |
| Olympic Games | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 97 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 96 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ledecky94.8
Hopkin82.1
FAQ
Where does Hopkin beat Ledecky?
Hopkin does not lead any of the five categories; Ledecky is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Hopkin vs Ledecky score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hopkin: 82.1, Ledecky: 94.8.
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