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Ederle vs Campbell

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CampbellWinner
84.1

Campbell wins: Longevity, Honours

Ederle
84.0

Ederle wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Bronte Campbell
84.1

Campbell leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. World 50m and 100m freestyle champion in 2015 and a relay gold medallist.

1. Bronte Campbell
84.1
2. Gertrude Ederle
84.0

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. 🇦🇺 Bronte Campbell5 seasons played · career day 2,19120 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Gertrude Ederle5 seasons played · career day 1,82516 major golds
-20.0% vs Campbell at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Ederle00261622
🇦🇺 Campbell00031332

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.

MetricEderleRetiredCampbellActive
Olympic gold medals1
Olympic bronze medals2
World records set29
English Channel crossings1
Channel record margin in hours2
Olympic golds3
World Championship golds5
Commonwealth golds6
Olympic Games contested3
100m personal best52.27
Dominance w25%8880
Peak w20%9690
Longevity w20%6680
Honours w20%8286
Statistics w15%8886

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GOAT Rank · the data
Campbell84.1
Ederle84.0
The people
Ederle
Campbell

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