- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 97.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
GOAT Rank · 73
Greatest active Swimmers
This ranking is led by Katie Ledecky, Robert Finke and Adam Peaty. GOAT Rank currently ranks 73 eligible swimmers using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Katie Ledecky ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 94.8.
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- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 56.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Katie Ledecky | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–active | 94.8 |
| 6 | Robert Finke | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2018–active | 90.1 |
| 14 | Adam Peaty | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2012–active | 88.7 |
| 15 | Sarah Sjöström | Swimming | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2007–active | 88.6 |
| 21 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2011–active | 87.9 |
| 22 | Chad le Clos | Swimming | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2008–active | 87.8 |
| 29 | Ana Marcela Cunha | Swimming | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2006–active | 87.3 |
| 32 | Lilly King | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 87.1 |
| 34 | Mireia Belmonte | Swimming | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2006–active | 87.0 |
| 42 | Ryan Murphy | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–active | 86.7 |
| 53 | Florian Wellbrock | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2016–active | 85.9 |
| 64 | Caeleb Dressel | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–active | 85.0 |
| 66 | Zhang Yufei | Swimming | 🇨🇳 China | 2013–active | 85.0 |
| 68 | Sharon van Rouwendaal | Swimming | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2012–active | 84.9 |
| 71 | Rūta Meilutytė | Swimming | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 2012–active | 84.7 |
| 78 | Bronte Campbell | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2012–active | 84.1 |
| 83 | Mollie O'Callaghan | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2021–active | 83.9 |
| 85 | Léon Marchand | Swimming | 🇫🇷 France | 2019–active | 83.8 |
| 87 | Femke Heemskerk | Swimming | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2005–active | 83.7 |
| 90 | Qin Haiyang | Swimming | 🇨🇳 China | 2017–active | 83.6 |
| 97 | Siobhán Haughey | Swimming | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 2015–active | 83.4 |
| 99 | Yohann Ndoye-Brouard | Swimming | 🇫🇷 France | 2018–active | 83.2 |
| 103 | Ariarne Titmus | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2016–active | 83.0 |
| 104 | Wang Shun | Swimming | 🇨🇳 China | 2011–active | 83.0 |
| 105 | Kate Douglass | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 83.0 |
| 106 | Chase Kalisz | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–active | 83.0 |
| 108 | Ai Yanhan | Swimming | 🇨🇳 China | 2014–active | 82.9 |
| 110 | Pan Zhanle | Swimming | 🇨🇳 China | 2021–active | 82.8 |
| 111 | Daiya Seto | Swimming | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2012–active | 82.7 |
| 120 | Duncan Scott | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2016–active | 82.3 |
| 121 | Thomas Ceccon | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2018–active | 82.2 |
| 122 | Simona Quadarella | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2015–active | 82.2 |
| 123 | Gretchen Walsh | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2021–active | 82.1 |
| 125 | Grant Brits | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2015–active | 82.0 |
| 129 | Summer McIntosh | Swimming | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2019–active | 81.7 |
| 140 | Simone Manuel | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2015–active | 81.5 |
| 145 | Xu Jiayu | Swimming | 🇨🇳 China | 2013–active | 81.4 |
| 146 | Torri Huske | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 81.4 |
| 147 | Nicolò Martinenghi | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2016–active | 81.4 |
| 148 | Iona Anderson | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2021–active | 81.3 |
| 152 | Simon Bucher | Swimming | 🇦🇹 Austria | 2017–active | 81.1 |
| 154 | Kristóf Milák | Swimming | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 2016–active | 80.9 |
| 157 | Charlotte Bonnet | Swimming | 🇫🇷 France | 2010–active | 80.9 |
| 179 | Daniel Wiffen | Swimming | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 2019–active | 79.9 |
| 180 | James Guy | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2014–active | 79.9 |
| 182 | Coby Carrozza | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2018–active | 79.9 |
| 189 | Kaylee McKeown | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2017–active | 79.5 |
| 190 | Jack Alexy | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2022–active | 79.5 |
| 191 | Hunter Armstrong | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 79.5 |
| 193 | Javier Acevedo | Swimming | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2014–active | 79.5 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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