- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
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Greatest active Swimming athletes
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 54.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 46.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 194 | Shaine Casas | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2018–— | 79.3 |
| 197 | Katharine Berkoff | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–— | 79.1 |
| 198 | Jack Cartwright | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2016–— | 79.1 |
| 199 | Jack Aikins | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–— | 79.1 |
| 202 | Yang Junxuan | Swimming | 🇨🇳 China | 2018–— | 79 |
| 205 | Ippei Watanabe | Swimming | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2014–— | 78.8 |
| 206 | Penny Oleksiak | Swimming | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2016–— | 78.7 |
| 209 | Felix Auböck | Swimming | 🇦🇹 Austria | 2013–— | 78.6 |
| 211 | Minna Atherton | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2015–— | 78.5 |
| 216 | Tom Dean | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2018–— | 78.3 |
| 228 | Sophie Angus | Swimming | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2016–— | 77.8 |
| 233 | Freya Anderson | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2016–— | 77 |
| 234 | Rikako Ikee | Swimming | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2014–— | 77 |
| 236 | Phoebe Bacon | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–— | 76.9 |
| 237 | Kim Busch | Swimming | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2013–— | 76.8 |
| 243 | Lydia Jacoby | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–— | 76.2 |
| 247 | Simone Cerasuolo | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2019–— | 75.8 |
| 254 | Regan Smith | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–— | 75.3 |
| 255 | Vladyslav Bukhov | Swimming | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2018–— | 74.9 |
| 256 | Federico Burdisso | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2017–— | 74.5 |
| 260 | Michael Andrew | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–— | 73.4 |
| 263 | Ilya Borodin | Swimming | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2019–— | 71.7 |
| 266 | David Popovici | Swimming | 🇷🇴 Romania | 2019–— | 70.4 |
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