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Hveger vs Thompson

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ThompsonWinner
88.6

Thompson wins: Longevity, Honours

Hveger
88.2

Hveger wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jenny Thompson
88.6

Thompson leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Twelve-time Olympic medallist and one of the most decorated swimmers in history.

1. Jenny Thompson
88.6
2. Ragnhild Hveger
88.2

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. 🇩🇰 Ragnhild Hveger5 seasons played · career day 1,826446 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Jenny Thompson5 seasons played · career day 1,82517 major golds
-96.2% vs Hveger at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇰 Hveger0070158351666
🇺🇸 Thompson00261731

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.

MetricHvegerRetiredThompsonRetired
World records425
Olympic silver medals1
European Championship golds5
Olympic Games contested24
Danish national titles40
Olympic gold medals8
Olympic medals12
World Championship golds9
Dominance w25%9286
Peak w20%9490
Longevity w20%8086
Honours w20%8292
Statistics w15%9390

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GOAT Rank · the data
Thompson88.6
Hveger88.2
The people
Hveger
Thompson

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