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Borges vs Angus

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BorgesWinner
77.8

Borges wins: Longevity

Angus
77.8

Angus wins: Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Gustavo Borges
77.8

Borges leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Four-time Olympic medallist and the pioneer of modern Brazilian sprint swimming.

1. Gustavo Borges
77.8
2. Sophie Angus
77.8

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. 🇧🇷 Gustavo Borges5 seasons played · career day 1,826410 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Sophie Angus5 seasons played · career day 1,826330 major golds
-19.5% vs Borges at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇧🇷 Borges0070146318754
🇨🇦 Angus0050108248676

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.

MetricBorgesRetiredAngusActive
Olympic medals4
Olympic Games contested4
Short course world titles4
Pan American golds6
South American records20
Commonwealth Games medals1
Canadian titles4
Olympic appearances1
World Championship appearances2
NCAA finals3
Dominance w25%7272
Peak w20%8484
Longevity w20%8476
Honours w20%7476
Statistics w15%7684

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GOAT Rank · the data
Borges77.8
Angus77.8
The people
Borges
Angus

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