Smith vs McKeown
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McKeown wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Smith wins: no category outright
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Verdict
McKeown leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Backstroke double-double: 100 m and 200 m golds at two straight Olympics.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.8 | 232.52 | 462.15 |
| 🇦🇺 McKeown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.2 | 232.7 | 462.53 |
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.
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