Who is better, Hveger or Sjöström?
Sarah Sjöström leads with a GOAT score of 88.6 against 88.2 for Ragnhild Hveger — a gap of 0.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Hveger vs Sjöström
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sarah Sjöström above Ragnhild Hveger: 88.6 vs 88.2. Sarah Sjöström leads on Longevity, Honours. Ragnhild Hveger leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics.
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SjöströmWinner
88.6Sjöström wins: Longevity, Honours
Hveger
88.2Hveger wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Sarah Sjöström
88.6
Sjöström leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sarah Sjöström
2. Ragnhild Hveger
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 season1. 🇩🇰 Ragnhild Hveger5 seasons played · career day 1,826446 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Sarah Sjöström5 seasons played · career day 2,19114 major golds
-96.9% vs Hveger at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇰 Hveger | 0 | 0 | 70 | 158 | 351 | 666 |
| 🇸🇪 Sjöström | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 32 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HvegerRetired | SjöströmActive |
|---|---|---|
| World records | 42 | 6 |
| Olympic silver medals | 1 | — |
| European Championship golds | 5 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 2 | — |
| Danish national titles | 40 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 3 |
| Olympic medals | — | 7 |
| World Championship golds | — | 12 |
| 50 m freestyle best (s) | — | 23.61 |
| European golds | — | 26 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 93 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Sjöström88.6
Hveger88.2
FAQ
Where does Hveger beat Sjöström?
Hveger scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Sjöström leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Hveger vs Sjöström score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hveger: 88.2, Sjöström: 88.6.
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