Who is better, Burckle or Ahmann-Leighton?
Caroline Burckle leads with a GOAT score of 78.1 against 77.9 for Crissy Ahmann-Leighton — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Burckle vs Ahmann-Leighton
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Caroline Burckle above Crissy Ahmann-Leighton: 78.1 vs 77.9. Caroline Burckle leads on Longevity, Dominance. Crissy Ahmann-Leighton leads on Peak, Honours, Statistics.
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BurckleWinner
78.1Burckle wins: Dominance, Longevity
Ahmann-Leighton
77.9Ahmann-Leighton wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Caroline Burckle
78.1
Burckle leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Caroline Burckle
2. Crissy Ahmann-Leighton
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 season1. 🇺🇸 Caroline Burckle5 seasons played · career day 1,825348 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Crissy Ahmann-Leighton5 seasons played · career day 1,825297 major golds
-14.7% vs Burckle at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Burckle | 0 | 0 | 50 | 115 | 348 | 348 |
| 🇺🇸 Ahmann-Leighton | 0 | 0 | 60.4 | 120 | 297.04 | 297.04 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BurckleRetired | Ahmann-LeightonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | 3 |
| NCAA titles | 2 | 7 |
| US national medals | 3 | — |
| NCAA Swimmer of the Year awards | 1 | — |
| Personal best in the 500 free | 27,112 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 2 |
| 100 m butterfly best | — | 58.74 |
| US national titles | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 74 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 66 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 84 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Burckle78.1
Ahmann-Leighton77.9
The people
Burckle
Ahmann-Leighton
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Where does Ahmann-Leighton beat Burckle?
Ahmann-Leighton scores higher on peak, honours, statistics. Burckle leads on dominance, longevity.
How is the Burckle vs Ahmann-Leighton score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Burckle: 78.1, Ahmann-Leighton: 77.9.
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