Meilutytė vs Hoogenband
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Meilutytė wins: Peak
Hoogenband wins: Honours
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Verdict
Meilutytė leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic champion at 15 and world record holder in the 50 m breaststroke.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇱🇹 Meilutytė | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 |
| 🇳🇱 Hoogenband | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
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 | MeilutytėActive | HoogenbandRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship golds | 4 | — |
| World records | 5 | 2 |
| European Championship golds | 6 | — |
| Age at Olympic title | 15 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 3 |
| Olympic medals | — | 7 |
| World titles | — | 4 |
| 100m freestyle best (sec) | — | 47.84 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 86 |
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