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Torres vs Popov
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TorresWinner
89.4Torres wins: Longevity, Honours
Popov
88.0Popov wins: Dominance, Peak
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Dara Torres
89.4
Torres leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Dara Torres
2. Alexander Popov
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. 🇺🇸 Dara Torres5 seasons played · career day 2,556126.3 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Alexander Popov5 seasons played · career day 2,190109.5 major golds
-13.3% vs Torres at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Torres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76.3 | 175.7 |
| 🇷🇺 Popov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.3 | 87.64 | 175.84 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Torres89.4
Popov88.0
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