#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1	Michael Phelps	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2016	98.1
5	Cate Campbell	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2008–2024	90.1
8	Kirsty Coventry	Swimming	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2000–2016	89.7
15	Sarah Sjöström	Swimming	🇸🇪 Sweden	2007–—	88.6
22	Chad le Clos	Swimming	🇿🇦 South Africa	2008–—	87.8
26	László Cseh	Swimming	🇭🇺 Hungary	2003–2021	87.4
28	Nathan Adrian	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2021	87.3
29	Ana Marcela Cunha	Swimming	🇧🇷 Brazil	2006–—	87.3
34	Mireia Belmonte	Swimming	🇪🇸 Spain	2006–—	87
35	Rebecca Adlington	Swimming	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2004–2013	87
36	Katinka Hosszú	Swimming	🇭🇺 Hungary	2004–2023	86.9
46	Paul Biedermann	Swimming	🇩🇪 Germany	2004–2016	86.5
47	Alain Bernard	Swimming	🇫🇷 France	2002–2012	86.5
48	Alia Atkinson	Swimming	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2002–2022	86.4
52	Ryan Lochte	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2021	86.1
60	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	Swimming	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2008–2021	85.5
81	George Bovell	Swimming	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2000–2016	84
82	Laure Manaudou	Swimming	🇫🇷 France	2003–2013	83.9
87	Femke Heemskerk	Swimming	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2005–—	83.7
92	Roland Schoeman	Swimming	🇿🇦 South Africa	2000–2021	83.5
93	Dániel Gyurta	Swimming	🇭🇺 Hungary	2004–2016	83.5
95	Veronika Andrusenko	Swimming	🇷🇺 Russia	2008–2021	83.5
96	Federica Pellegrini	Swimming	🇮🇹 Italy	2003–2021	83.4
100	Yannick Agnel	Swimming	🇫🇷 France	2008–2016	83.1
102	Rebecca Soni	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2008–2012	83.1
127	Brendan Hansen	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2012	81.8
130	Elizabeth Beisel	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2016	81.7
138	Libby Trickett	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2003–2012	81.5
141	Sun Yang	Swimming	🇨🇳 China	2008–2020	81.4
142	César Cielo	Swimming	🇧🇷 Brazil	2006–2016	81.4
143	Bronte Barratt	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2006–2016	81.4
144	Ricky Berens	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2014	81.4
150	Kirsty Balfour	Swimming	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2002–2009	81.2
153	Alessandro Calvi	Swimming	🇮🇹 Italy	2001–2012	81.1
155	Dana Vollmer	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2016	80.9
158	Frédérick Bousquet	Swimming	🇫🇷 France	2000–2016	80.9
163	Boglárka Kapás	Swimming	🇭🇺 Hungary	2009–2022	80.5
165	Holly Barratt	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2009–2022	80.4
167	Jazmin Carlin	Swimming	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2006–2018	80.3
168	Stephanie Rice	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2006–2013	80.3
170	Jakob Andkjær	Swimming	🇩🇰 Denmark	2006–2016	80.3
172	Lauren Boyle	Swimming	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2005–2017	80.2
175	Alicia Coutts	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2008–2016	80.1
181	Alexander Dale Oen	Swimming	🇳🇴 Norway	2003–2012	79.9
183	Milorad Čavić	Swimming	🇷🇸 Serbia	2003–2016	79.8
200	Bruno Fratus	Swimming	🇧🇷 Brazil	2009–2023	79
201	Ryosuke Irie	Swimming	🇯🇵 Japan	2008–2021	79
203	Alyssa Anderson	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2009–2014	78.9
204	Angie Bainbridge	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2000–2008	78.9
217	Serhiy Breus	Swimming	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2006–2016	78.3

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