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Finke vs Campbell

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FinkeWinner
90.1

Finke wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Campbell
90.1

Campbell wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Robert Finke
90.1

Finke leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Three-time Olympic champion and 1500 m freestyle world-record holder.

1. Robert Finke
90.1
2. Cate Campbell
90.1

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. 🇺🇸 Robert Finke5 seasons played · career day 1,825363 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Cate Campbell5 seasons played · career day 1,826266.9 major golds
-26.5% vs Finke at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Finke0060126363740
🇦🇺 Campbell0053.8107.4214476.3

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.

MetricFinkeActiveCampbellRetired
Olympic gold medals3
Olympic medals48
World records1
World Championship medals3
NCAA titles4
Olympic golds4
World Championship golds11
100 m freestyle best51.9
Olympic Games4
Dominance w25%9086
Peak w20%9594
Longevity w20%8290
Honours w20%9290
Statistics w15%9292

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Finke90.1
Campbell90.1
The people
Finke
Campbell

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