- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1977–1984
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
GOAT Rank · 22
Greatest Swimming Individual medley of all time
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- 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
- 1978–1987
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1985–1993
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2000–2016
- Country
- 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 1993–2002
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2012–2021
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1978–1984
- Country
- 🇩🇪 East Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1968–1974
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2010–2021
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1985–1992
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2014–2024
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2006–2013
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1978–1984
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1988–1996
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2006–2014
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- 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
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Tracy Caulkins | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–1984 | 89.8 |
| 20 | Yana Klochkova | Swimming | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1996–2008 | 87.9 |
| 23 | Alex Baumann | Swimming | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1978–1987 | 87.8 |
| 27 | Tamás Darnyi | Swimming | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1985–1993 | 87.3 |
| 81 | George Bovell | Swimming | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 2000–2016 | 84 |
| 88 | Beatrice Câșlaru | Swimming | 🇷🇴 Romania | 1992–2004 | 83.7 |
| 101 | Tom Dolan | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1993–2002 | 83.1 |
| 104 | Wang Shun | Swimming | 🇨🇳 China | 2011–— | 83 |
| 106 | Chase Kalisz | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–— | 83 |
| 111 | Daiya Seto | Swimming | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2012–— | 82.7 |
| 118 | Kosuke Hagino | Swimming | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2012–2021 | 82.3 |
| 119 | Petra Schneider | Swimming | 🇩🇪 East Germany | 1978–1984 | 82.3 |
| 135 | Gunnar Larsson | Swimming | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1968–1974 | 81.6 |
| 139 | Ye Shiwen | Swimming | 🇨🇳 China | 2010–2021 | 81.5 |
| 161 | Jens-Peter Berndt | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1985–1992 | 80.8 |
| 162 | Yui Ohashi | Swimming | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2014–2024 | 80.7 |
| 168 | Stephanie Rice | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2006–2013 | 80.3 |
| 214 | Bill Barrett | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1978–1984 | 78.4 |
| 238 | Greg Burgess | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–1996 | 76.5 |
| 241 | Leith Brodie | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2006–2014 | 76.3 |
| 249 | Alessio Boggiatto | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1999–2012 | 75.6 |
| 263 | Ilya Borodin | Swimming | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2019–— | 71.7 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
Only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible.
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