- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
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.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#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–active | 79.3 |
| 197 | Katharine Berkoff | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 79.1 |
| 198 | Jack Cartwright | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2016–active | 79.1 |
| 199 | Jack Aikins | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 79.1 |
| 202 | Yang Junxuan | Swimming | 🇨🇳 China | 2018–active | 79.0 |
| 205 | Ippei Watanabe | Swimming | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2014–active | 78.8 |
| 206 | Penny Oleksiak | Swimming | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2016–active | 78.7 |
| 209 | Felix Auböck | Swimming | 🇦🇹 Austria | 2013–active | 78.6 |
| 211 | Minna Atherton | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2015–active | 78.5 |
| 216 | Tom Dean | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2018–active | 78.3 |
| 228 | Sophie Angus | Swimming | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2016–active | 77.8 |
| 233 | Freya Anderson | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2016–active | 77.0 |
| 234 | Rikako Ikee | Swimming | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2014–active | 77.0 |
| 236 | Phoebe Bacon | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 76.9 |
| 237 | Kim Busch | Swimming | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2013–active | 76.8 |
| 243 | Lydia Jacoby | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 76.2 |
| 247 | Simone Cerasuolo | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2019–active | 75.8 |
| 254 | Regan Smith | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–active | 75.3 |
| 255 | Vladyslav Bukhov | Swimming | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2018–active | 74.9 |
| 256 | Federico Burdisso | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2017–active | 74.5 |
| 260 | Michael Andrew | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–active | 73.4 |
| 263 | Ilya Borodin | Swimming | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2019–active | 71.7 |
| 266 | David Popovici | Swimming | 🇷🇴 Romania | 2019–active | 70.4 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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