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Benko vs Vollmer

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BenkoWinner
81.1

Benko wins: Peak, Statistics

Vollmer
80.9

Vollmer wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Lindsay Benko
81.1

Benko leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic relay gold medallist in Sydney and a short-course world record holder.

1. Lindsay Benko
81.1
2. Dana Vollmer
80.9

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. 🇺🇸 Lindsay Benko5 seasons played · career day 2,19124 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Dana Vollmer5 seasons played · career day 3,28712 major golds
-50.0% vs Benko at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Benko00031336
🇺🇸 Vollmer0000012

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.

MetricBenkoRetiredVollmerRetired
Olympic golds15
World Championship golds58
Short-course world records5
Olympic appearances2
NCAA titles4
Olympic medals7
World records2
100 m butterfly best (s)55.98
Pan Pacific golds6
Dominance w25%7676
Peak w20%9086
Longevity w20%7480
Honours w20%8282
Statistics w15%8682

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GOAT Rank · the data
Benko81.1
Vollmer80.9
The people
Benko
Vollmer

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