#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
62	Pernille Blume	Swimming	🇩🇰 Denmark	2010–2022	85.3
63	Jason Lezak	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2012	85.1
65	Matt Biondi	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1984–1992	85
67	Mike Barrowman	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1988–1992	85
69	Brooke Bennett	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2001	84.8
70	Don Schollander	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1968	84.8
72	Debbie Meyer	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1972	84.4
73	Conny van Bentum	Swimming	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1980–1992	84.4
74	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Swimming	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1995–2008	84.3
75	Gary Hall Jr.	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2004	84.3
76	Michael Klim	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	1996–2007	84.3
77	Melissa Belote	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1976	84.2
79	Anthony Ervin	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1999–2016	84
80	Gertrude Ederle	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1921–1928	84
81	George Bovell	Swimming	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2000–2016	84
82	Laure Manaudou	Swimming	🇫🇷 France	2003–2013	83.9
84	Tom Jager	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1984–1992	83.9
86	Yuri Bashkatov	Swimming	🇧🇾 Belarus	1986–1993	83.8
88	Beatrice Câșlaru	Swimming	🇷🇴 Romania	1992–2004	83.7
89	Lenny Krayzelburg	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2004	83.6
91	Ashley Callus	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	1998–2012	83.6
92	Roland Schoeman	Swimming	🇿🇦 South Africa	2000–2021	83.5
93	Dániel Gyurta	Swimming	🇭🇺 Hungary	2004–2016	83.5
94	Amanda Beard	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2008	83.5
95	Veronika Andrusenko	Swimming	🇷🇺 Russia	2008–2021	83.5
96	Federica Pellegrini	Swimming	🇮🇹 Italy	2003–2021	83.4
98	Karin Brienesse	Swimming	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1986–1996	83.3
100	Yannick Agnel	Swimming	🇫🇷 France	2008–2016	83.1
101	Tom Dolan	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2002	83.1
102	Rebecca Soni	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2008–2012	83.1
107	Vladimir Bure	Swimming	🇷🇺 Russia	1968–1976	82.9
109	Emiliano Brembilla	Swimming	🇮🇹 Italy	1993–2009	82.8
112	Mike Bruner	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1975–1980	82.6
113	Hannelore Anke	Swimming	🇩🇪 Germany	1973–1977	82.6
114	Molly Renshaw	Swimming	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2012–2024	82.5
115	Pär Arvidsson	Swimming	🇸🇪 Sweden	1976–1984	82.4
116	John Hencken	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1976	82.4
117	Amy Van Dyken	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2000	82.4
118	Kosuke Hagino	Swimming	🇯🇵 Japan	2012–2021	82.3
119	Petra Schneider	Swimming	🇩🇪 East Germany	1978–1984	82.3
124	Mike Burton	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1972	82
126	Missy Franklin	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2010–2018	81.8
127	Brendan Hansen	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2012	81.8
128	Robin Backhaus	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1976	81.8
130	Elizabeth Beisel	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2016	81.7
131	Stéphan Caron	Swimming	🇫🇷 France	1985–1992	81.7
132	Barbara Bedford	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2000	81.7
133	Enith Brigitha	Swimming	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1970–1980	81.6
134	David Wilkie	Swimming	🇬🇧 Great Britain	1970–1976	81.6
135	Gunnar Larsson	Swimming	🇸🇪 Sweden	1968–1974	81.6

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