GGOATRANK
AthletesTeams

Hoogenband vs Vollmer

Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.

GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HoogenbandWinner
84.3

Hoogenband wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Vollmer
80.9

Vollmer wins: Longevity

Candidates
Locked to Swimming

Shareable URL · /compare/pieter-van-den-hoogenband-vs-dana-vollmer

Time range

Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.

Category radar

Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇱 Pieter van den Hoogenband
84.3

Hoogenband leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Back-to-back Olympic 100m freestyle titles in 2000 and 2004.

1. Pieter van den Hoogenband
84.3
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. 🇺🇸 Dana Vollmer5 seasons played · career day 3,28712 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇱 Pieter van den Hoogenband5 seasons played · career day 2,1919 major golds
-25.0% vs Vollmer at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇳🇱 Hoogenband0000614
🇺🇸 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.

MetricHoogenbandRetiredVollmerRetired
Olympic golds35
Olympic medals77
World titles4
World records22
100m freestyle best (sec)47.84
World Championship golds8
100 m butterfly best (s)55.98
Pan Pacific golds6
Dominance w25%8476
Peak w20%9086
Longevity w20%7880
Honours w20%8482
Statistics w15%8682

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Hoogenband84.3
Vollmer80.9
The people
Hoogenband
Vollmer

Loading votes

Create a free account to vote and comment.

Sign in to vote

What do you think?

0 comments

Make your case for Hoogenband vs Vollmer. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.

More debates

Browse the rivalry hub →