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Cseh vs Adrian

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CsehWinner
87.4

Cseh wins: Longevity

Adrian
87.3

Adrian wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇭🇺 László Cseh
87.4

Cseh leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Six-time Olympic medallist and one of the most decorated European swimmers ever.

1. László Cseh
87.4
2. Nathan Adrian
87.3

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. 🇺🇸 Nathan Adrian5 seasons played · career day 2,191240.4 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇭🇺 László Cseh5 seasons played · career day 1,82518 major golds
-92.5% vs Adrian at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇭🇺 Cseh00251833
🇺🇸 Adrian00048.5192.9383.86

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.

MetricCsehRetiredAdrianRetired
Olympic medals68
World Championship golds37
European Championship golds20
Olympic Games contested5
Short-course world titles10
Olympic golds5
100 m freestyle best47.52
Olympic Games3
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%9084
Honours w20%8688
Statistics w15%8890

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GOAT Rank · the data
Cseh87.4
Adrian87.3
The people
Cseh
Adrian

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