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Ederle vs Manaudou

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EderleWinner
84.0

Ederle wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Manaudou
83.9

Manaudou wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Gertrude Ederle
84.0

Ederle leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. First woman to swim the English Channel, beating the men's record by two hours.

1. Gertrude Ederle
84.0
2. Laure Manaudou
83.9

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. 🇫🇷 Laure Manaudou5 seasons played · career day 1,82518 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Gertrude Ederle5 seasons played · career day 1,82516 major golds
-11.1% vs Manaudou at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Ederle00261622
🇫🇷 Manaudou00141822

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.

MetricEderleRetiredManaudouRetired
Olympic gold medals11
Olympic bronze medals2
World records set29
English Channel crossings1
Channel record margin in hours2
Olympic medals3
World Championship golds5
European Championship golds13
World records5
Dominance w25%8884
Peak w20%9692
Longevity w20%6674
Honours w20%8284
Statistics w15%8886

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GOAT Rank · the data
Ederle84.0
Manaudou83.9
The people
Ederle
Manaudou

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