- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
GOAT Rank · 12
Greatest Swimmers from United Kingdom
This ranking is led by Adam Peaty, Duncan Scott and Brian Brinkley. GOAT Rank currently ranks 12 eligible swimmers from United Kingdom using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Adam Peaty ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 88.7.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- 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
- 1970–1978
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2002–2009
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2006–2018
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1976–1984
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- 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
- 1982–1992
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1998–2004
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1976–1980
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Adam Peaty | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2012–active | 88.7 |
| 120 | Duncan Scott | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2016–active | 82.3 |
| 136 | Brian Brinkley | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1970–1978 | 81.6 |
| 150 | Kirsty Balfour | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2002–2009 | 81.2 |
| 167 | Jazmin Carlin | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2006–2018 | 80.3 |
| 177 | Gary Abraham | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1976–1984 | 80.0 |
| 180 | James Guy | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2014–active | 79.9 |
| 192 | Adrian Moorhouse | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1982–1992 | 79.5 |
| 216 | Tom Dean | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2018–active | 78.3 |
| 233 | Freya Anderson | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2016–active | 77.0 |
| 244 | Zoë Baker | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1998–2004 | 76.1 |
| 259 | Duncan Goodhew | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1976–1980 | 73.9 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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