Balmy vs Carter
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Balmy wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
Carter wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Balmy leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. European 400 m freestyle champion in 2008 and Olympic relay bronze medallist in 2012.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Balmy | 0 | 0 | 48 | 106 | 252 | 678 |
| 🇺🇸 Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 23 |
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.
| Metric | BalmyRetired | CarterRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| European titles | 2 | — |
| World Championship medals | 1 | — |
| French records set | 8 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 3 | — |
| Short-course world titles | — | 1 |
| Pan Pacific medals | — | 2 |
| US national titles | — | 3 |
| Career span in years | — | 10 |
| 200 m backstroke best | — | 118 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 68 |
| Peak w20% | 82 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 72 |
| Statistics w15% | 76 | 84 |
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