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Belton vs Alshammar

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Quick answer

GOAT Rank currently ranks Therese Alshammar above Janine Belton: 90.3 vs 31.3. Therese Alshammar leads on Longevity, Statistics, Peak.

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AlshammarWinner
90.3

Alshammar wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Belton
31.3

Belton wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Therese Alshammar
90.3

Alshammar leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.

Belton — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.

1. Therese Alshammar
90.3
2. Janine Belton
Pending verification

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. 🇸🇪 Therese Alshammar5 seasons played · career day 2,556124.9 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Janine Belton0 seasons played0 major golds
-100.0% vs Alshammar at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Belton000000
🇸🇪 Alshammar000075.7174.01

Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.

MetricBeltonRetiredAlshammarRetired
Olympic medals—3
World Championship golds—5
Olympic Games—6
50 m freestyle best—23.9
World records—3
Dominance w25%31.284
Peak w20%33.292
Longevity w20%29.296
Honours w20%32.288
Statistics w15%30.294

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Alshammar90.3
Belton31.3
The people
Belton
Alshammar

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FAQ

Who is better, Belton or Alshammar?

Therese Alshammar leads with a GOAT score of 90.3 against 31.3 for Janine Belton — a gap of 59.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Belton beat Alshammar?

Belton does not lead any of the five categories; Alshammar is ahead or level on all of them.

How is the Belton vs Alshammar score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Belton: 31.3, Alshammar: 90.3.

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