Bovell vs Ederle
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Bovell wins: Longevity
Ederle wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Bovell leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic medley bronze medallist and a short-course world champion.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇹 Bovell | 0 | 0 | 45 | 103 | 256 | 690 |
| 🇺🇸 Ederle | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 |
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.
| Metric | BovellRetired | EderleRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| Short-course world titles | 1 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 5 | — |
| Pan American medals | 5 | — |
| National records set | 20 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| Olympic bronze medals | — | 2 |
| World records set | — | 29 |
| English Channel crossings | — | 1 |
| Channel record margin in hours | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 88 |
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