- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2008–2014
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
GOAT Rank · 267
Greatest Swimming athletes 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
- 1996–2002
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1978–1984
- Country
- 🇩🇪 West Germany
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 54.0
- 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
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2016–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1997–2008
- Country
- 🇮🇸 Iceland
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1976–1980
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2009–2017
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- 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
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- 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
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 46.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2007–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 254 | Regan Smith | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–— | 75.3 |
| 255 | Vladyslav Bukhov | Swimming | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2018–— | 74.9 |
| 256 | Federico Burdisso | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2017–— | 74.5 |
| 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 |
| 260 | Michael Andrew | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–— | 73.4 |
| 261 | Hilary Caldwell | Swimming | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2009–2017 | 72.9 |
| 262 | Chris Cavanaugh | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1980–1986 | 72.6 |
| 263 | Ilya Borodin | Swimming | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2019–— | 71.7 |
| 264 | Jack Babashoff | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1973–1978 | 71.4 |
| 265 | Matthew Abood | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2007–2016 | 70.9 |
| 266 | David Popovici | Swimming | 🇷🇴 Romania | 2019–— | 70.4 |
| 267 | Kasey Carlson | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–2013 | 70.3 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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