#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
208	Ricardo Busquets	Swimming	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	1994–2004	78.7
210	Brigitte Becue	Swimming	🇧🇪 Belgium	1988–1998	78.6
212	Sarah Gibson	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2013–2019	78.5
213	John Devitt	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	1955–1960	78.4
214	Bill Barrett	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1978–1984	78.4
215	Summer Sanders	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1988–1994	78.3
217	Serhiy Breus	Swimming	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2006–2016	78.3
218	Annika Bruhn	Swimming	🇩🇪 Germany	2012–2021	78.3
219	Bengt Baron	Swimming	🇸🇪 Sweden	1977–1984	78.2
220	Stefano Battistelli	Swimming	🇮🇹 Italy	1987–1996	78.2
221	Carmen Bunaciu	Swimming	🇷🇴 Romania	1977–1986	78.2
222	Katie Hoff	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2012	78.2
223	Cullen Jones	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2006–2016	78.1
224	Caroline Burckle	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2005–2009	78.1
225	Crissy Ahmann-Leighton	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1989–1993	77.9
226	Marie-Thérèse Armentero	Swimming	🇨🇭 Switzerland	1968–1976	77.9
227	Gustavo Borges	Swimming	🇧🇷 Brazil	1992–2004	77.8
229	Roswitha Beier	Swimming	🇩🇪 East Germany	1974–1978	77.6
230	Yuliya Bogdanova	Swimming	🇷🇺 Russia	1978–1986	77.5
231	Gail Amundrud	Swimming	🇨🇦 Canada	1974–1980	77.5
232	Melanie Buddemeyer	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1980	77.2
235	Chad Carvin	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2001	76.9
238	Greg Burgess	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1988–1996	76.5
239	Randall Bal	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2012	76.4
240	Paolo Barelli	Swimming	🇮🇹 Italy	1970–1980	76.3
241	Leith Brodie	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2006–2014	76.3
242	Dirk Braunleder	Swimming	🇩🇪 Germany	1990–1998	76.3
244	Zoë Baker	Swimming	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1998–2004	76.1
245	Coralie Balmy	Swimming	🇫🇷 France	2004–2016	76.1
246	James Carter	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2004	76
248	Mike Brown	Swimming	🇨🇦 Canada	2003–2012	75.7
249	Alessio Boggiatto	Swimming	🇮🇹 Italy	1999–2012	75.6
250	Chris-Carol Bremer	Swimming	🇩🇪 Germany	1986–1992	75.5
251	Karlee Bispo	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2008–2014	75.5
252	Lara Carroll	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	1996–2002	75.5
253	Gudrun Beckmann	Swimming	🇩🇪 West Germany	1978–1984	75.5
257	Zach Apple	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2016–2022	74.1
258	Örn Arnarson	Swimming	🇮🇸 Iceland	1997–2008	74
259	Duncan Goodhew	Swimming	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1976–1980	73.9
261	Hilary Caldwell	Swimming	🇨🇦 Canada	2009–2017	72.9
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
267	Kasey Carlson	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2013	70.3

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