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Bousquet vs Gould

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BousquetWinner
80.9

Bousquet wins: Longevity

Gould
80.9

Gould wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 Frédérick Bousquet
80.9

Bousquet leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories. First man under 21 seconds in the 50 m freestyle with a world record 20.94 in 2009.

1. Frédérick Bousquet
80.9
2. Shane Gould
80.9

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. 🇫🇷 Frédérick Bousquet5 seasons played · career day 1,826322 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Shane Gould3 seasons played · career day 1,09513 major golds
-96.0% vs Bousquet at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇫🇷 Bousquet0048104236636
🇦🇺 Gould006111313

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.

MetricBousquetRetiredGouldRetired
World records111
Olympic medals15
World Championship medals3
European titles3
Personal best 50 m free (s)20.94
Olympic golds3
Simultaneous freestyle world records5
Age at retirement16
Dominance w25%7690
Peak w20%9096
Longevity w20%8046
Honours w20%7884
Statistics w15%8288

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GOAT Rank · the data
Bousquet80.9
Gould80.9
The people
Bousquet
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