- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2008–2024
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
GOAT Rank · 12
Greatest Freestyle sprints of all time
This ranking is led by Cate Campbell, Nathan Adrian and Pieter van den Hoogenband. GOAT Rank currently ranks 12 eligible Swimming freestyle sprints using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Cate Campbell ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 90.1.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2007–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 2006–2016
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2000–2016
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1954–1960
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1955–1960
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- 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
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- 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
- 2007–2016
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Cate Campbell | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2008–2024 | 90.1 |
| 28 | Nathan Adrian | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–2021 | 87.3 |
| 74 | Pieter van den Hoogenband | Swimming | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1995–2008 | 84.3 |
| 142 | César Cielo | Swimming | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2006–2016 | 81.4 |
| 158 | Frédérick Bousquet | Swimming | 🇫🇷 France | 2000–2016 | 80.9 |
| 195 | Jon Henricks | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1954–1960 | 79.2 |
| 213 | John Devitt | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1955–1960 | 78.4 |
| 223 | Cullen Jones | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2006–2016 | 78.1 |
| 255 | Vladyslav Bukhov | Swimming | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2018–active | 74.9 |
| 262 | Chris Cavanaugh | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1980–1986 | 72.6 |
| 264 | Jack Babashoff | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1973–1978 | 71.4 |
| 265 | Matthew Abood | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2007–2016 | 70.9 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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