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Caron vs Brinkley

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CaronWinner
81.7

Caron wins: Dominance, Peak

Brinkley
81.6

Brinkley wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 Stéphan Caron
81.7

Caron leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Two-time Olympic bronze medallist in the 100 metres freestyle.

1. Stéphan Caron
81.7
2. Brian Brinkley
81.6

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. 🇫🇷 Stéphan Caron5 seasons played · career day 1,825366 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Brian Brinkley5 seasons played · career day 1,825360 major golds
-1.6% vs Caron at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇫🇷 Caron0050112366552
🇬🇧 Brinkley0050111360614

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.

MetricCaronRetiredBrinkleyRetired
Olympic medals2
European titles2
World Championship medals1
French titles14
European records set2
Commonwealth Games gold medals2
European Championship medals3
British titles10
Olympic appearances2
Olympic finals3
Dominance w25%8078
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%7276
Honours w20%8282
Statistics w15%8686

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Caron81.7
Brinkley81.6
The people
Caron
Brinkley

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