Rouwendaal vs Ledecky
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Ledecky wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Rouwendaal wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Ledecky leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Distance freestyle untouched for over a decade across four Olympic Games.
Rouwendaal — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
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.
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Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Rouwendaal — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | RouwendaalActive | LedeckyActive |
|---|---|---|
| Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau | 1 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 9 |
| Olympic medals | — | 14 |
| World titles (LC) | — | 21 |
| World records set | — | 16 |
| Olympic Games | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 19.5 | 97 |
| Peak w20% | 21.5 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 17.5 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 20.5 | 96 |
| Statistics w15% | 18.5 | 94 |
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