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Anderson vs Carvin

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AndersonWinner
77.0

Anderson wins: Dominance, Honours

Carvin
76.9

Carvin wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Freya Anderson
77.0

Anderson leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic gold medallist in the mixed medley relay in Tokyo.

1. Freya Anderson
77.0
2. Chad Carvin
76.9

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. 🇬🇧 Freya Anderson5 seasons played · career day 2,19129 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Chad Carvin5 seasons played · career day 2,19018 major golds
-37.9% vs Anderson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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🇺🇸 Carvin00031428

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.

MetricAndersonActiveCarvinRetired
Olympic golds1
World Championship medals4
European titles5
Commonwealth medals2
Olympic Games appearances2
Pan American golds3
Olympic appearances1
NCAA titles4
US national titles6
400 m freestyle best228.4
Dominance w25%7270
Peak w20%8888
Longevity w20%6872
Honours w20%7674
Statistics w15%8484

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GOAT Rank · the data
Anderson77.0
Carvin76.9
The people
Anderson
Carvin

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