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Vollmer vs Titmus

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TitmusWinner
83.0

Titmus wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Vollmer
80.9

Vollmer wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Ariarne Titmus
83.0

Titmus leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Beat Katie Ledecky in the 400 m free at two straight Olympics.

1. Ariarne Titmus
83.0
2. Dana Vollmer
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. 🇦🇺 Ariarne Titmus5 seasons played · career day 2,5561,187.1 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Dana Vollmer5 seasons played · career day 3,28712 major golds
-99.0% vs Titmus at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Vollmer0000012
🇦🇺 Titmus0000478.761,659.74

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.

MetricVollmerRetiredTitmusActive
Olympic golds54
Olympic medals78
World Championship golds85
World records23
100 m butterfly best (s)55.98
Pan Pacific golds6
400 m freestyle record (s)235.38
Commonwealth golds6
Dominance w25%7684
Peak w20%8690
Longevity w20%8070
Honours w20%8284
Statistics w15%8288

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GOAT Rank · the data
Titmus83.0
Vollmer80.9
The people
Vollmer
Titmus

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