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Wellbrock vs Jones

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
WellbrockWinner
85.9

Wellbrock wins: Dominance, Peak

Jones
85.8

Jones wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Florian Wellbrock
85.9

Wellbrock leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. The only swimmer to win world titles in the pool and open water at the same championships.

1. Florian Wellbrock
85.9
2. Leisel Jones
85.8

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. 🇩🇪 Florian Wellbrock5 seasons played · career day 1,82613 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Leisel Jones5 seasons played · career day 2,55613 major golds
0.0% vs Wellbrock at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇪 Wellbrock00131026
🇦🇺 Jones0000622

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.

MetricWellbrockActiveJonesRetired
Olympic gold medals1
Olympic medals39
World Championship golds8
European Championship golds6
Open water 10 km world titles3
Olympic golds3
World titles8
World records5
100m breaststroke best (sec)65.09
Dominance w25%8684
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%7882
Honours w20%8686
Statistics w15%8888

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GOAT Rank · the data
Wellbrock85.9
Jones85.8
The people
Wellbrock
Jones

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