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Carvin vs Anderson

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AndersonWinner
77.0

Anderson wins: Dominance, Honours

Carvin
76.9

Carvin wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Freya Anderson
77.0

Anderson leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic gold medallist in the mixed medley relay in Tokyo.

1. Freya Anderson
77.0
2. Chad Carvin
76.9

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. 🇬🇧 Freya Anderson5 seasons played · career day 2,19129 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Chad Carvin5 seasons played · career day 2,19018 major golds
-37.9% vs Anderson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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🇬🇧 Anderson00031444

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.

MetricCarvinRetiredAndersonActive
Pan American golds3
Olympic appearances1
NCAA titles4
US national titles6
400 m freestyle best228.4
Olympic golds1
World Championship medals4
European titles5
Commonwealth medals2
Olympic Games appearances2
Dominance w25%7072
Peak w20%8888
Longevity w20%7268
Honours w20%7476
Statistics w15%8484

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Anderson77.0
Carvin76.9
The people
Carvin
Anderson

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