Who is better, Fraser or Adlington?
Rebecca Adlington leads with a GOAT score of 87.0 against 86.8 for Dawn Fraser — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Fraser vs Adlington
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Rebecca Adlington above Dawn Fraser: 87.0 vs 86.8. Rebecca Adlington leads on Peak, Statistics. Dawn Fraser leads on Dominance, Longevity.
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AdlingtonWinner
87.0Adlington wins: Peak, Statistics
Fraser
86.8Fraser wins: Dominance, Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏴 Rebecca Adlington
87.0
Adlington leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Rebecca Adlington
2. Dawn Fraser
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. 🏴 Rebecca Adlington5 seasons played · career day 1,826358 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Dawn Fraser5 seasons played · career day 2,191304.2 major golds
-15.0% vs Adlington at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Fraser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 244.3 | 481.7 |
| 🏴 Adlington | 0 | 0 | 45 | 103 | 260 | 644 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | FraserRetired | AdlingtonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 4 | — |
| Olympic medals | 8 | 4 |
| World records | 39 | — |
| Consecutive Olympic titles | 3 | — |
| Commonwealth golds | 6 | — |
| 100 m freestyle best (s) | 58.9 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 2 |
| World records set | — | 1 |
| World Championship titles | — | 1 |
| Commonwealth titles | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Adlington87.0
Fraser86.8
FAQ
Where does Fraser beat Adlington?
Fraser scores higher on dominance, longevity. Adlington leads on peak, statistics.
How is the Fraser vs Adlington score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Fraser: 86.8, Adlington: 87.0.
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