Who is better, Burckle or Armentero?
Caroline Burckle leads with a GOAT score of 78.1 against 77.9 for Marie-Thérèse Armentero — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Burckle vs Armentero
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Caroline Burckle above Marie-Thérèse Armentero: 78.1 vs 77.9. Caroline Burckle leads on Honours, Peak, Dominance. Marie-Thérèse Armentero leads on Longevity, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BurckleWinner
78.1Burckle wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Armentero
77.9Armentero wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Caroline Burckle
78.1
Burckle leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Caroline Burckle
2. Marie-Thérèse Armentero
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. 🇨🇭 Marie-Thérèse Armentero5 seasons played · career day 1,826353 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Caroline Burckle5 seasons played · career day 1,825348 major golds
-1.4% vs Armentero at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Burckle | 0 | 0 | 50 | 115 | 348 | 348 |
| 🇨🇭 Armentero | 0 | 0 | 50 | 110 | 262 | 603 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BurckleRetired | ArmenteroRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| NCAA titles | 2 | — |
| US national medals | 3 | — |
| NCAA Swimmer of the Year awards | 1 | — |
| Personal best in the 500 free | 27,112 | — |
| Olympic appearances | — | 2 |
| Swiss titles | — | 15 |
| National records set | — | 20 |
| European Championship finals | — | 2 |
| Seasons on the national team | — | 9 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 74 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 66 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 74 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Burckle78.1
Armentero77.9
FAQ
Where does Armentero beat Burckle?
Armentero scores higher on statistics, longevity. Burckle leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Burckle vs Armentero score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Burckle: 78.1, Armentero: 77.9.
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