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Brigitha vs Beisel

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BeiselWinner
81.7

Beisel wins: Dominance, Honours

Brigitha
81.6

Brigitha wins: Peak, Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Elizabeth Beisel
81.7

Beisel leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Two Olympic medals in London and a world 400m medley title in 2011.

1. Elizabeth Beisel
81.7
2. Enith Brigitha
81.6

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. 🇳🇱 Enith Brigitha5 seasons played · career day 2,19029 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Elizabeth Beisel5 seasons played · career day 2,19120 major golds
-31.0% vs Brigitha at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇳🇱 Brigitha00032248
🇺🇸 Beisel00021529

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricBrigithaRetiredBeiselRetired
Olympic medals22
World Championship medals4
European titles4
World records (short course)2
Olympic appearances2
World Championship golds1
Pan Pacific titles3
US titles7
Olympic Games contested3
Dominance w25%7880
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%7674
Honours w20%8082
Statistics w15%8686

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GOAT Rank · the data
Beisel81.7
Brigitha81.6
The people
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