- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2007–2014
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
GOAT Rank · 89
Greatest Swimmers from United States
This ranking is led by Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky and Robert Finke. GOAT Rank currently ranks 89 eligible swimmers from United States using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Michael Phelps ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 98.1.
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- 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
- 1996–2004
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2000–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1974–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1979–1984
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1978–1984
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1984–1992
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2013–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- 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
- 2010–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- 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
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1974–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- 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
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2009–2014
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2013–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1978–1984
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1988–1994
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2004–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2006–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2005–2009
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1989–1993
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1976–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1993–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- 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
- 1988–1996
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2000–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- 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
- 1995–2004
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2008–2014
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- 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
- 2016–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- 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
- 1980–1986
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1973–1978
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2007–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 144 | Ricky Berens | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–2014 | 81.4 |
| 146 | Torri Huske | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 81.4 |
| 151 | Lindsay Benko | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2004 | 81.1 |
| 155 | Dana Vollmer | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2000–2016 | 80.9 |
| 160 | Joe Bottom | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1974–1980 | 80.9 |
| 164 | Craig Beardsley | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–1984 | 80.5 |
| 169 | Rowdy Gaines | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1978–1984 | 80.3 |
| 173 | Pablo Morales | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–1992 | 80.2 |
| 178 | Kathleen Baker | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–2021 | 79.9 |
| 182 | Coby Carrozza | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2018–active | 79.9 |
| 186 | Cammile Adams | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–2016 | 79.7 |
| 190 | Jack Alexy | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2022–active | 79.5 |
| 191 | Hunter Armstrong | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 79.5 |
| 194 | Shaine Casas | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2018–active | 79.3 |
| 196 | Deborah Babashoff | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1974–1980 | 79.2 |
| 197 | Katharine Berkoff | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 79.1 |
| 199 | Jack Aikins | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 79.1 |
| 203 | Alyssa Anderson | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2009–2014 | 78.9 |
| 212 | Sarah Gibson | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–2019 | 78.5 |
| 214 | Bill Barrett | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1978–1984 | 78.4 |
| 215 | Summer Sanders | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–1994 | 78.3 |
| 222 | Katie Hoff | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2004–2012 | 78.2 |
| 223 | Cullen Jones | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2006–2016 | 78.1 |
| 224 | Caroline Burckle | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2005–2009 | 78.1 |
| 225 | Crissy Ahmann-Leighton | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1989–1993 | 77.9 |
| 232 | Melanie Buddemeyer | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–1980 | 77.2 |
| 235 | Chad Carvin | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1993–2001 | 76.9 |
| 236 | Phoebe Bacon | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 76.9 |
| 238 | Greg Burgess | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–1996 | 76.5 |
| 239 | Randall Bal | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2000–2012 | 76.4 |
| 243 | Lydia Jacoby | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 76.2 |
| 246 | James Carter | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1995–2004 | 76.0 |
| 251 | Karlee Bispo | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–2014 | 75.5 |
| 254 | Regan Smith | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–active | 75.3 |
| 257 | Zach Apple | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–2022 | 74.1 |
| 260 | Michael Andrew | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–active | 73.4 |
| 262 | Chris Cavanaugh | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1980–1986 | 72.6 |
| 264 | Jack Babashoff | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1973–1978 | 71.4 |
| 267 | Kasey Carlson | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–2013 | 70.3 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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