Who is better, Ederle or Manaudou?
Gertrude Ederle leads with a GOAT score of 84.0 against 83.9 for Laure Manaudou — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ederle vs Manaudou
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Gertrude Ederle above Laure Manaudou: 84.0 vs 83.9. Gertrude Ederle leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics. Laure Manaudou leads on Longevity, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
EderleWinner
84.0Ederle wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Manaudou
83.9Manaudou wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Gertrude Ederle
84.0
Ederle leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Gertrude Ederle
2. Laure Manaudou
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 season1. 🇫🇷 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 day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ederle | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| 🇫🇷 Manaudou | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 22 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | EderleRetired | ManaudouRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | 1 |
| Olympic bronze medals | 2 | — |
| World records set | 29 | — |
| English Channel crossings | 1 | — |
| Channel record margin in hours | 2 | — |
| Olympic medals | — | 3 |
| World Championship golds | — | 5 |
| European Championship golds | — | 13 |
| World records | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 66 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ederle84.0
Manaudou83.9
FAQ
Where does Manaudou beat Ederle?
Manaudou scores higher on honours, longevity. Ederle leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Ederle vs Manaudou score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ederle: 84.0, Manaudou: 83.9.
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