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Atherton vs Battistelli

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
AthertonWinner
78.5

Atherton wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Battistelli
78.2

Battistelli wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Minna Atherton
78.5

Atherton leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. First woman under 55 seconds in the short-course 100 m backstroke.

1. Minna Atherton
78.5
2. Stefano Battistelli
78.2

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. 🇮🇹 Stefano Battistelli5 seasons played · career day 1,8251,291.5 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Minna Atherton5 seasons played · career day 1,82518 major golds
-98.6% vs Battistelli at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 Atherton00251827
🇮🇹 Battistelli002625211,291.52,332.5

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.

MetricAthertonActiveBattistelliRetired
Short-course world records1
World Championship medals22
World junior titles2
ISL titles1
100 m backstroke short-course best54.89
Olympic medals2
European titles3
400 m medley best256
Olympic Games3
Dominance w25%7472
Peak w20%9286
Longevity w20%6874
Honours w20%7478
Statistics w15%8884

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GOAT Rank · the data
Atherton78.5
Battistelli78.2
The people
Atherton
Battistelli

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