Arnarson vs Goodhew
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Arnarson wins: Longevity
Goodhew wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Arnarson leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. European short course champion in the backstroke and Iceland's finest swimmer.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇸 Arnarson | 0 | 0 | 50 | 112 | 366 | 708 |
| 🇬🇧 Goodhew | 0 | 0 | 66 | 140 | 310 | 406 |
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 | ArnarsonRetired | GoodhewRetired |
|---|---|---|
| European short course titles | 2 | — |
| European long course medals | 1 | — |
| Icelandic records | 20 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 3 | 2 |
| Years at the top level | 12 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| Olympic medals | — | 2 |
| Commonwealth Games medals | — | 2 |
| British titles | — | 6 |
| Dominance w25% | 66 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 82 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 72 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 74 | 74 |
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