- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1981–1991
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
GOAT Rank · 13
Greatest Swimmers from Germany
This ranking is led by Michael Gross, Roland Matthes and Franziska van Almsick. GOAT Rank currently ranks 13 eligible swimmers from Germany using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Michael Gross ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 90.3.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1966–1976
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1991–2004
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1982–1989
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2004–2016
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1994–2008
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 1973–1977
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1985–1992
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1986–1992
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2012–2021
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1990–1998
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1986–1992
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Michael Gross | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1981–1991 | 90.3 |
| 9 | Roland Matthes | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1966–1976 | 89.6 |
| 19 | Franziska van Almsick | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1991–2004 | 88.0 |
| 39 | Kristin Otto | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1982–1989 | 86.8 |
| 46 | Paul Biedermann | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2004–2016 | 86.5 |
| 50 | Antje Buschschulte | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1994–2008 | 86.3 |
| 53 | Florian Wellbrock | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2016–active | 85.9 |
| 113 | Hannelore Anke | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1973–1977 | 82.6 |
| 161 | Jens-Peter Berndt | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1985–1992 | 80.8 |
| 166 | Frank Baltrusch | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1986–1992 | 80.4 |
| 218 | Annika Bruhn | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2012–2021 | 78.3 |
| 242 | Dirk Braunleder | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1990–1998 | 76.3 |
| 250 | Chris-Carol Bremer | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1986–1992 | 75.5 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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