Who is better, Van Almsick or Klochkova?
Franziska van Almsick leads with a GOAT score of 88.0 against 87.9 for Yana Klochkova — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Van Almsick vs Klochkova
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Franziska van Almsick above Yana Klochkova: 88.0 vs 87.9. Franziska van Almsick leads on Longevity, Statistics. Yana Klochkova leads on Dominance, Honours.
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Van AlmsickWinner
88.0Van Almsick wins: Longevity, Statistics
Klochkova
87.9Klochkova wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Franziska van Almsick
88.0
Van Almsick leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Franziska van Almsick
2. Yana Klochkova
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. 🇩🇪 Franziska van Almsick5 seasons played · career day 2,191599.1 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇦 Yana Klochkova5 seasons played · career day 2,55621.8 major golds
-96.4% vs Van Almsick at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Van Almsick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119.9 | 478.7 | 960.1 |
| 🇺🇦 Klochkova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.77 | 30.5 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | Van AlmsickRetired | KlochkovaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 10 | — |
| World Championship golds | 3 | 5 |
| European titles | 18 | 12 |
| 200 m freestyle world records | 2 | — |
| 200 m freestyle best | 118 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 4 |
| World records | — | 1 |
| 400m medley best (min) | — | 4.33 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Van Almsick88.0
Klochkova87.9
The people
Van Almsick
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Where does Klochkova beat Van Almsick?
Klochkova scores higher on dominance, honours. Van Almsick leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Van Almsick vs Klochkova score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Van Almsick: 88.0, Klochkova: 87.9.
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