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Dolan vs Titmus

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DolanWinner
83.1

Dolan wins: Longevity

Titmus
83.0

Titmus wins: Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Tom Dolan
83.1

Dolan leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Back-to-back Olympic 400 m medley champion and long-time world record holder.

1. Tom Dolan
83.1
2. Ariarne Titmus
83.0

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. 🇦🇺 Ariarne Titmus5 seasons played · career day 2,5561,187.1 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Tom Dolan5 seasons played · career day 1,8258 major golds
-99.3% vs Titmus at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Dolan0013813
🇦🇺 Titmus0000478.761,659.74

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.

MetricDolanRetiredTitmusActive
Olympic gold medals2
Olympic silver medals1
World Championship golds35
World records23
NCAA titles7
Olympic golds4
400 m freestyle record (s)235.38
Olympic medals8
Commonwealth golds6
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%7470
Honours w20%8284
Statistics w15%8688

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GOAT Rank · the data
Dolan83.1
Titmus83.0
The people
Dolan
Titmus

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