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McKeown vs Smith

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McKeownWinner
79.5

McKeown wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Smith
75.3

Smith wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Kaylee McKeown
79.5

McKeown leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Backstroke double-double: 100 m and 200 m golds at two straight Olympics.

1. Kaylee McKeown
79.5
2. Regan Smith
75.3

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. 🇦🇺 Kaylee McKeown5 seasons played · career day 2,190290.2 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Regan Smith5 seasons played · career day 2,190290.2 major golds
0.0% vs McKeown at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 McKeown00059.2232.7462.53
🇺🇸 Smith00058.8232.52462.15

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.

MetricMcKeownActiveSmithActive
Olympic golds52
World titles45
World records34
Olympic medals78
Personal best 100 m back (s)57.3357.13
Dominance w25%8478
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%5654
Honours w20%8274
Statistics w15%8684

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
McKeown79.5
Smith75.3
The people
McKeown
Smith

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