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Lochte vs Peaty

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PeatyWinner
88.7

Peaty wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Lochte
86.1

Lochte wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Adam Peaty
88.7

Peaty leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Holds the 20 fastest 100 m breaststroke swims in history.

1. Adam Peaty
88.7
2. Ryan Lochte
86.1

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. 🇺🇸 Ryan Lochte5 seasons played · career day 1,826582.6 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Adam Peaty5 seasons played · career day 2,556287.6 major golds
-50.6% vs Lochte at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Lochte00118235467.31,040.97
🇬🇧 Peaty0000115.92401.87

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.

MetricLochteRetiredPeatyActive
Olympic golds63
Olympic medals12
World Championship golds188
World records35
200 m medley record (s)114
World Championship medals39
100 m breaststroke record (s)56.88
European golds16
Sub-58 swims20
Dominance w25%8290
Peak w20%8894
Longevity w20%8680
Honours w20%8888
Statistics w15%8892

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GOAT Rank · the data
Peaty88.7
Lochte86.1
The people
Lochte
Peaty

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