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Finke vs Heemskerk

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FinkeWinner
83.8

Finke wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Heemskerk
83.7

Heemskerk wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Bobby Finke
83.8

Finke leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Double Olympic champion in 2021 and 1500 m freestyle world record holder in 2024.

1. Bobby Finke
83.8
2. Femke Heemskerk
83.7

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. 🇺🇸 Bobby Finke5 seasons played · career day 1,825404 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇱 Femke Heemskerk5 seasons played · career day 1,825352 major golds
-12.9% vs Finke at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Finke0060134404672
🇳🇱 Heemskerk0050108352692

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.

MetricFinkeActiveHeemskerkActive
Olympic gold medals31
World records1
Olympic medals4
World Championship medals310
NCAA titles5
European titles12
Short course world titles6
Years at the top level20
Dominance w25%8276
Peak w20%9286
Longevity w20%7492
Honours w20%8684
Statistics w15%8682

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GOAT Rank · the data
Finke83.8
Heemskerk83.7
The people
Finke
Heemskerk

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