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Matthes vs Campbell

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CampbellWinner
90.1

Campbell wins: Longevity

Matthes
89.6

Matthes wins: Dominance

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Cate Campbell
90.1

Campbell leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Four-time Olympic champion in the relays and a former 100 m freestyle world record holder.

1. Cate Campbell
90.1
2. Roland Matthes
89.6

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. 🇦🇺 Cate Campbell5 seasons played · career day 1,826266.9 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Roland Matthes5 seasons played · career day 1,82513 major golds
-95.1% vs Campbell at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇪 Matthes00131325
🇦🇺 Campbell0053.8107.4214476.3

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.

MetricMatthesRetiredCampbellRetired
Olympic gold medals4
Olympic medals88
World records19
World Championship golds311
Years unbeaten in backstroke7
Olympic golds4
100 m freestyle best51.9
Olympic Games4
Dominance w25%9286
Peak w20%9494
Longevity w20%8090
Honours w20%9090
Statistics w15%9292

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GOAT Rank · the data
Campbell90.1
Matthes89.6
The people
Matthes
Campbell

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