Who is better, McKeon or Adlington?
Emma McKeon leads with a GOAT score of 87.0 against 87.0 for Rebecca Adlington — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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McKeon vs Adlington
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Emma McKeon and Rebecca Adlington level at 87.0. Emma McKeon leads on Longevity, Honours. Rebecca Adlington leads on Peak.
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McKeonWinner
87.0McKeon wins: Longevity, Honours
Adlington
87.0Adlington wins: Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Emma McKeon
87.0
McKeon leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Emma McKeon
2. Rebecca Adlington
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. 🇦🇺 Emma McKeon5 seasons played · career day 2,55622 major golds
-93.9% vs Adlington at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 McKeon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
| 🏴 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 | McKeonRetired | AdlingtonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 6 | — |
| Olympic medals | 14 | 4 |
| World Championship medals | 20 | — |
| Commonwealth golds | 11 | — |
| 100m freestyle best (sec) | 51.96 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 2 |
| World records set | — | 1 |
| World Championship titles | — | 1 |
| Commonwealth titles | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
McKeon87.0
Adlington87.0
FAQ
Where does Adlington beat McKeon?
Adlington scores higher on peak. McKeon leads on honours, longevity.
How is the McKeon vs Adlington score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. McKeon: 87.0, Adlington: 87.0.
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