Adlington vs McKeon
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Adlington wins: Peak
McKeon wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Adlington leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Double Olympic champion in 2008 with a world record in the 800 metres freestyle.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Adlington | 0 | 0 | 45 | 103 | 260 | 644 |
| 🇦🇺 McKeon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
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 | AdlingtonRetired | McKeonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 2 | — |
| Olympic medals | 4 | 14 |
| World records set | 1 | — |
| World Championship titles | 1 | — |
| Commonwealth titles | 2 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 6 |
| World Championship medals | — | 20 |
| Commonwealth golds | — | 11 |
| 100m freestyle best (sec) | — | 51.96 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 90 |
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