- 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 Individual medleys of all time
This ranking is led by Tracy Caulkins, Yana Klochkova and Alex Baumann. GOAT Rank currently ranks 22 eligible Swimming individual medleys using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Tracy Caulkins ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 89.8.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#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 | 84.0 |
| 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–active | 83.0 |
| 106 | Chase Kalisz | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–active | 83.0 |
| 111 | Daiya Seto | Swimming | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2012–active | 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–active | 71.7 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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