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Bonnet vs Gould

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BonnetWinner
80.9

Bonnet wins: Longevity

Gould
80.9

Gould wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 Charlotte Bonnet
80.9

Bonnet leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories. European champion over 200 m freestyle and a world relay medallist.

1. Charlotte Bonnet
80.9
2. Shane Gould
80.9

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. 🇦🇺 Shane Gould3 seasons played · career day 1,09513 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇷 Charlotte Bonnet5 seasons played · career day 2,19011 major golds
-15.4% vs Gould at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇫🇷 Bonnet0001824
🇦🇺 Gould006111313

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.

MetricBonnetActiveGouldRetired
European golds4
Olympic appearances4
World Championship medals2
French records5
200 m freestyle best154.44
Olympic golds3
Olympic medals5
World records11
Simultaneous freestyle world records5
Age at retirement16
Dominance w25%7290
Peak w20%8896
Longevity w20%8446
Honours w20%7884
Statistics w15%8688

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GOAT Rank · the data
Bonnet80.9
Gould80.9
The people
Bonnet
Gould

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