Manuel vs Cielo
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Manuel wins: Longevity, Honours
Cielo wins: Dominance, Statistics
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Verdict
Manuel leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. First Black woman to win an individual Olympic swimming title, 100 m freestyle 2016.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Manuel | 0 | 0 | 78 | 172 | 442 | 718 |
| 🇧🇷 Cielo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 18 |
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 | ManuelActive | CieloRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 4 | — |
| Olympic medals | 7 | 3 |
| World Championship golds | 7 | — |
| World Championship medals | 16 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 3 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| World titles | — | 4 |
| World records | — | 2 |
| 50m freestyle best (sec) | — | 20.91 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 86 |
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