Who is better, Schollander or Meilutytė?
Don Schollander leads with a GOAT score of 84.8 against 84.7 for Rūta Meilutytė — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Schollander vs Meilutytė
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Don Schollander above Rūta Meilutytė: 84.8 vs 84.7. Don Schollander leads on Dominance, Honours, Statistics. Rūta Meilutytė leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
SchollanderWinner
84.8Schollander wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
Meilutytė
84.7Meilutytė wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Don Schollander
84.8
Schollander leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Don Schollander
2. Rūta Meilutytė
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. 🇺🇸 Don Schollander5 seasons played · career day 1,82514 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇱🇹 Rūta Meilutytė5 seasons played · career day 1,82612 major golds
-14.3% vs Schollander at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Schollander | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 |
| 🇱🇹 Meilutytė | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SchollanderRetired | MeilutytėActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 5 | 1 |
| Olympic silver medals | 1 | — |
| World records | 22 | 5 |
| Golds at a single Games | 4 | — |
| Sullivan Awards | 1 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 4 |
| European Championship golds | — | 6 |
| Age at Olympic title | — | 15 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 68 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 86 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Schollander84.8
Meilutytė84.7
The people
Schollander
Meilutytė
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Where does Meilutytė beat Schollander?
Meilutytė scores higher on longevity. Schollander leads on dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Schollander vs Meilutytė score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Schollander: 84.8, Meilutytė: 84.7.
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