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Greatest swimmers of all time — Yourlist

|RankingsGreatest swimmers of all time

Greatest swimmers of all time

a Yourlist ranking · the crowd decides the order

Lane legends.

What counts: The crowd's votes decide the order — seeded neutral.

Katie Ledecky▲ Rising
added by IJRin 3 rankings
61
Michael Phelps▲ Rising
added by IJRin 2 rankings
50
Mark Spitz▲ Rising
added by IJRin 2 rankings
43
Ian Thorpe▲ Rising
added by IJR
19
Caeleb Dressel▲ Rising
added by IJR
15
Missy Franklin▼ Falling
added by IJR
-22
Ryan Lochte▼ Falling
added by IJR
-40
Janet Evans▼ Falling
added by IJR
-46

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LLena Johnson16h
You can't compare eras like this, but here we are, and I love it.
LLeo Chen1d
No debate for me — Michael Phelps at the top is exactly right.
HHana Kim4d
Longevity has to count for more than peak. This order underrates it.
SSofia Ivanov4d
The eye test and the stats finally agree on this one.
IInes Tanaka5d
Rings aren't everything, look at the supporting casts.
GGwen Lindqvist5d
Put some respect on the defensive end of this argument.