#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
106	Chase Kalisz	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2013–—	83
107	Vladimir Bure	Swimming	🇷🇺 Russia	1968–1976	82.9
109	Emiliano Brembilla	Swimming	🇮🇹 Italy	1993–2009	82.8
110	Pan Zhanle	Swimming	🇨🇳 China	2021–—	82.8
111	Daiya Seto	Swimming	🇯🇵 Japan	2012–—	82.7
112	Mike Bruner	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1975–1980	82.6
115	Pär Arvidsson	Swimming	🇸🇪 Sweden	1976–1984	82.4
116	John Hencken	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1976	82.4
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
124	Mike Burton	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1972	82
125	Grant Brits	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2015–—	82
127	Brendan Hansen	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2012	81.8
128	Robin Backhaus	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1976	81.8
131	Stéphan Caron	Swimming	🇫🇷 France	1985–1992	81.7
134	David Wilkie	Swimming	🇬🇧 Great Britain	1970–1976	81.6
135	Gunnar Larsson	Swimming	🇸🇪 Sweden	1968–1974	81.6
136	Brian Brinkley	Swimming	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1970–1978	81.6
137	Michael Chadwick	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2013–2021	81.6
141	Sun Yang	Swimming	🇨🇳 China	2008–2020	81.4
142	César Cielo	Swimming	🇧🇷 Brazil	2006–2016	81.4
144	Ricky Berens	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2014	81.4
145	Xu Jiayu	Swimming	🇨🇳 China	2013–—	81.4
147	Nicolò Martinenghi	Swimming	🇮🇹 Italy	2016–—	81.4
152	Simon Bucher	Swimming	🇦🇹 Austria	2017–—	81.1
153	Alessandro Calvi	Swimming	🇮🇹 Italy	2001–2012	81.1
154	Kristóf Milák	Swimming	🇭🇺 Hungary	2016–—	80.9
158	Frédérick Bousquet	Swimming	🇫🇷 France	2000–2016	80.9
160	Joe Bottom	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1980	80.9
161	Jens-Peter Berndt	Swimming	🇩🇪 Germany	1985–1992	80.8
164	Craig Beardsley	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1984	80.5
166	Frank Baltrusch	Swimming	🇩🇪 Germany	1986–1992	80.4
169	Rowdy Gaines	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1978–1984	80.3
170	Jakob Andkjær	Swimming	🇩🇰 Denmark	2006–2016	80.3
171	Romain Barnier	Swimming	🇫🇷 France	1994–2004	80.3
173	Pablo Morales	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1984–1992	80.2
174	Lars Frölander	Swimming	🇸🇪 Sweden	1992–2008	80.2
177	Gary Abraham	Swimming	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1976–1984	80
179	Daniel Wiffen	Swimming	🇮🇪 Ireland	2019–—	79.9
180	James Guy	Swimming	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2014–—	79.9
181	Alexander Dale Oen	Swimming	🇳🇴 Norway	2003–2012	79.9
182	Coby Carrozza	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2018–—	79.9
183	Milorad Čavić	Swimming	🇷🇸 Serbia	2003–2016	79.8
184	Denis Pankratov	Swimming	🇷🇺 Russia	1992–2000	79.8
185	Anthony Nesty	Swimming	🇸🇷 Suriname	1986–1993	79.7
187	Richárd Bohus	Swimming	🇭🇺 Hungary	2010–2021	79.6
188	Rômulo Arantes	Swimming	🇧🇷 Brazil	1972–1980	79.6
190	Jack Alexy	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2022–—	79.5
191	Hunter Armstrong	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2019–—	79.5

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