- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1994–2016
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
GOAT Rank · 43
Greatest Swimmers who debuted in the 1990s
This ranking is led by Therese Alshammar, Inge de Bruijn and Natalie Coughlin. GOAT Rank currently ranks 43 eligible swimmers who debuted in the 1990s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Therese Alshammar ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 90.3.
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- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1991–2007
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1998–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1999–2011
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1991–2004
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1990–2004
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 1996–2008
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1990–2000
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- 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
- 1996–2016
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1998–2012
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1997–2012
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1999–2016
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1990–2000
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1998–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1994–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1995–2008
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1994–2004
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1996–2007
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1999–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1992–2004
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1997–2004
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1998–2012
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1996–2008
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1993–2002
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1993–2009
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1994–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1990–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1996–2004
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- 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
- 1994–2004
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1992–2008
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1992–2000
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1994–2004
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1992–2004
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 1990–1998
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- 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
- 1995–2004
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1999–2012
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1996–2002
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1997–2008
- Country
- 🇮🇸 Iceland
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Therese Alshammar | Swimming | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1994–2016 | 90.3 |
| 10 | Inge de Bruijn | Swimming | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1991–2007 | 89.5 |
| 11 | Natalie Coughlin | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1998–2016 | 89.4 |
| 13 | Aaron Peirsol | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1999–2011 | 89.2 |
| 16 | Jenny Thompson | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1991–2004 | 88.6 |
| 18 | Alexander Popov | Swimming | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1990–2004 | 88.0 |
| 19 | Franziska van Almsick | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1991–2004 | 88.0 |
| 20 | Yana Klochkova | Swimming | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1996–2008 | 87.9 |
| 41 | Kieren Perkins | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1990–2000 | 86.7 |
| 50 | Antje Buschschulte | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1994–2008 | 86.3 |
| 51 | Grant Hackett | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1996–2016 | 86.2 |
| 54 | Leisel Jones | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1998–2012 | 85.8 |
| 57 | Ian Thorpe | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1997–2012 | 85.5 |
| 58 | Kosuke Kitajima | Swimming | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1999–2016 | 85.5 |
| 61 | Susie O'Neill | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1990–2000 | 85.5 |
| 63 | Jason Lezak | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1998–2012 | 85.1 |
| 69 | Brooke Bennett | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2001 | 84.8 |
| 74 | Pieter van den Hoogenband | Swimming | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1995–2008 | 84.3 |
| 75 | Gary Hall Jr. | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2004 | 84.3 |
| 76 | Michael Klim | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1996–2007 | 84.3 |
| 79 | Anthony Ervin | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1999–2016 | 84.0 |
| 88 | Beatrice Câșlaru | Swimming | 🇷🇴 Romania | 1992–2004 | 83.7 |
| 89 | Lenny Krayzelburg | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2004 | 83.6 |
| 91 | Ashley Callus | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1998–2012 | 83.6 |
| 94 | Amanda Beard | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2008 | 83.5 |
| 101 | Tom Dolan | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1993–2002 | 83.1 |
| 109 | Emiliano Brembilla | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1993–2009 | 82.8 |
| 117 | Amy Van Dyken | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2000 | 82.4 |
| 132 | Barbara Bedford | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1990–2000 | 81.7 |
| 149 | Dyana Calub | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1996–2004 | 81.2 |
| 151 | Lindsay Benko | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2004 | 81.1 |
| 171 | Romain Barnier | Swimming | 🇫🇷 France | 1994–2004 | 80.3 |
| 174 | Lars Frölander | Swimming | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1992–2008 | 80.2 |
| 184 | Denis Pankratov | Swimming | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1992–2000 | 79.8 |
| 208 | Ricardo Busquets | Swimming | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 1994–2004 | 78.7 |
| 227 | Gustavo Borges | Swimming | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1992–2004 | 77.8 |
| 235 | Chad Carvin | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1993–2001 | 76.9 |
| 242 | Dirk Braunleder | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1990–1998 | 76.3 |
| 244 | Zoë Baker | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1998–2004 | 76.1 |
| 246 | James Carter | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1995–2004 | 76.0 |
| 249 | Alessio Boggiatto | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1999–2012 | 75.6 |
| 252 | Lara Carroll | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1996–2002 | 75.5 |
| 258 | Örn Arnarson | Swimming | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 1997–2008 | 74.0 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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