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Ceccon vs Franklin

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CecconWinner
82.2

Ceccon wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Franklin
81.8

Franklin wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Thomas Ceccon
82.2

Ceccon leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic 100m backstroke champion and world record holder at 51.60.

1. Thomas Ceccon
82.2
2. Missy Franklin
81.8

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. 🇺🇸 Missy Franklin5 seasons played · career day 2,190627.1 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Thomas Ceccon5 seasons played · career day 2,19021 major golds
-96.7% vs Franklin at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇮🇹 Ceccon00021631
🇺🇸 Franklin000126500.56885.06

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.

MetricCecconActiveFranklinRetired
Olympic golds15
World Championship golds111
World record51.6
European titles4
Olympic medals36
World records2
200 m backstroke record (s)124.06
Golds at one Worlds6
Dominance w25%8480
Peak w20%9490
Longevity w20%6270
Honours w20%8486
Statistics w15%8884

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GOAT Rank · the data
Ceccon82.2
Franklin81.8
The people
Ceccon
Franklin

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