Who is better, Heemskerk or Krayzelburg?
Femke Heemskerk leads with a GOAT score of 83.7 against 83.6 for Lenny Krayzelburg — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Heemskerk vs Krayzelburg
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Femke Heemskerk above Lenny Krayzelburg: 83.7 vs 83.6. Femke Heemskerk leads on Longevity. Lenny Krayzelburg leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics.
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HeemskerkWinner
83.7Heemskerk wins: Longevity
Krayzelburg
83.6Krayzelburg wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇱 Femke Heemskerk
83.7
Heemskerk leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Femke Heemskerk
2. Lenny Krayzelburg
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. 🇳🇱 Femke Heemskerk5 seasons played · career day 1,825352 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Lenny Krayzelburg5 seasons played · career day 1,82510 major golds
-97.2% vs Heemskerk at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇱 Heemskerk | 0 | 0 | 50 | 108 | 352 | 692 |
| 🇺🇸 Krayzelburg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HeemskerkActive | KrayzelburgRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | 4 |
| World Championship medals | 10 | — |
| European titles | 12 | — |
| Short course world titles | 6 | — |
| Years at the top level | 20 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 3 |
| World records | — | 5 |
| Pan Pacific golds | — | 5 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 86 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Heemskerk83.7
Krayzelburg83.6
The people
Heemskerk
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Where does Krayzelburg beat Heemskerk?
Krayzelburg scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Heemskerk leads on longevity.
How is the Heemskerk vs Krayzelburg score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Heemskerk: 83.7, Krayzelburg: 83.6.
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