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Anke vs Seto

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SetoWinner
82.7

Seto wins: Longevity

Anke
82.6

Anke wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Daiya Seto
82.7

Seto leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories. Three-time world 400 m medley champion and a short course world record holder.

1. Daiya Seto
82.7
2. Hannelore Anke
82.6

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. 🇯🇵 Daiya Seto5 seasons played · career day 1,826404 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Hannelore Anke5 seasons played · career day 1,825351 major golds
-13.1% vs Seto at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇪 Anke0050116351351
🇯🇵 Seto0064152318754

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.

MetricAnkeRetiredSetoActive
Olympic gold medals2
World Championship titles2
World records set4
European titles1
Olympic medals21
World Championship golds5
Short course world titles8
Asian Games golds3
Olympic Games contested3
Dominance w25%8480
Peak w20%9488
Longevity w20%6282
Honours w20%8682
Statistics w15%8882

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GOAT Rank · the data
Seto82.7
Anke82.6
The people
Anke
Seto

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