#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
2	Katie Ledecky	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2012–—	94.8
6	Robert Finke	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2018–—	90.1
14	Adam Peaty	Swimming	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2012–—	88.7
21	Gregorio Paltrinieri	Swimming	🇮🇹 Italy	2011–—	87.9
32	Lilly King	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2016–—	87.1
33	Emma McKeon	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2012–2024	87
42	Ryan Murphy	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2013–—	86.7
53	Florian Wellbrock	Swimming	🇩🇪 Germany	2016–—	85.9
59	Tatjana Smith	Swimming	🇿🇦 South Africa	2016–2024	85.5
62	Pernille Blume	Swimming	🇩🇰 Denmark	2010–2022	85.3
64	Caeleb Dressel	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2013–—	85
66	Zhang Yufei	Swimming	🇨🇳 China	2013–—	85
68	Sharon van Rouwendaal	Swimming	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2012–—	84.9
71	Rūta Meilutytė	Swimming	🇱🇹 Lithuania	2012–—	84.7
78	Bronte Campbell	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2012–—	84.1
85	Léon Marchand	Swimming	🇫🇷 France	2019–—	83.8
90	Qin Haiyang	Swimming	🇨🇳 China	2017–—	83.6
97	Siobhán Haughey	Swimming	🇭🇰 Hong Kong	2015–—	83.4
99	Yohann Ndoye-Brouard	Swimming	🇫🇷 France	2018–—	83.2
103	Ariarne Titmus	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2016–—	83
104	Wang Shun	Swimming	🇨🇳 China	2011–—	83
105	Kate Douglass	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2019–—	83
106	Chase Kalisz	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2013–—	83
108	Ai Yanhan	Swimming	🇨🇳 China	2014–—	82.9
111	Daiya Seto	Swimming	🇯🇵 Japan	2012–—	82.7
114	Molly Renshaw	Swimming	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2012–2024	82.5
118	Kosuke Hagino	Swimming	🇯🇵 Japan	2012–2021	82.3
120	Duncan Scott	Swimming	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2016–—	82.3
121	Thomas Ceccon	Swimming	🇮🇹 Italy	2018–—	82.2
122	Simona Quadarella	Swimming	🇮🇹 Italy	2015–—	82.2
125	Grant Brits	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2015–—	82
126	Missy Franklin	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2010–2018	81.8
129	Summer McIntosh	Swimming	🇨🇦 Canada	2019–—	81.7
137	Michael Chadwick	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2013–2021	81.6
139	Ye Shiwen	Swimming	🇨🇳 China	2010–2021	81.5
140	Simone Manuel	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2015–—	81.5
145	Xu Jiayu	Swimming	🇨🇳 China	2013–—	81.4
146	Torri Huske	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2019–—	81.4
147	Nicolò Martinenghi	Swimming	🇮🇹 Italy	2016–—	81.4
152	Simon Bucher	Swimming	🇦🇹 Austria	2017–—	81.1
154	Kristóf Milák	Swimming	🇭🇺 Hungary	2016–—	80.9
157	Charlotte Bonnet	Swimming	🇫🇷 France	2010–—	80.9
162	Yui Ohashi	Swimming	🇯🇵 Japan	2014–2024	80.7
176	Jessica Ashwood	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2011–2018	80
178	Kathleen Baker	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2013–2021	79.9
179	Daniel Wiffen	Swimming	🇮🇪 Ireland	2019–—	79.9
180	James Guy	Swimming	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2014–—	79.9
182	Coby Carrozza	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2018–—	79.9
186	Cammile Adams	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2010–2016	79.7
187	Richárd Bohus	Swimming	🇭🇺 Hungary	2010–2021	79.6

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