Guy vs Dale Oen
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Guy wins: Longevity
Dale Oen wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Guy leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories. World 200 m freestyle champion in 2015 and a repeat Olympic relay gold medallist.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Guy | 0 | 0 | 68 | 160 | 406 | 758 |
| 🇳🇴 Dale Oen | 0 | 0 | 50 | 110 | 342 | 704 |
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.
| Metric | GuyActive | Dale OenRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 3 | — |
| Olympic medals | 5 | 1 |
| World Championship golds | 5 | — |
| Commonwealth Games medals | 5 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 3 | — |
| World Championship titles | — | 1 |
| European titles | — | 2 |
| Norwegian records | — | 10 |
| Global finals contested | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 80 |
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