Franklin vs Marchand
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Marchand wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Franklin wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Marchand leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Four individual golds at his home Olympics in Paris 2024.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Franklin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 500.56 | 885.06 |
| 🇫🇷 Marchand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 735.18 | 1,222.68 |
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 | FranklinRetired | MarchandActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 5 | 4 |
| World Championship golds | 11 | 6 |
| World records | 2 | 2 |
| 200 m backstroke record (s) | 124.06 | — |
| Olympic medals | 6 | — |
| Golds at one Worlds | 6 | — |
| 400 m medley record (s) | — | 242.5 |
| Golds at one Games | — | 4 |
| European golds | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 70 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 90 |
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