1k Swim Times

Swimming Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good 1k swim time?

A good 1k time is 19:50. This is the average 1k time across all ages and genders.

Male 1k Swimming Times

A good 1k time for a man is 19:12. This is the average 1k time across men of all ages.

Average 1k swim time by age and ability

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1036:3229:0722:5818:0614:26
1531:3725:1219:5215:4012:29
2030:3324:2119:1215:0812:04
2530:3324:2119:1215:0812:04
3030:3524:2219:1315:0912:05
3531:0424:4619:3215:2412:16
4032:0925:3820:1215:5612:42
4533:2226:3520:5816:3213:11
5034:4027:3821:4717:1113:42
5536:0528:4522:4117:5314:15
6037:3729:5923:3818:3814:51
6539:1731:1924:4119:2815:31
7041:1532:5325:5620:2716:18
7544:1935:2027:5121:5817:31
8049:0339:0630:5024:1919:23
8556:2845:0135:3027:5922:18
9001:08:4854:5143:1534:0627:11
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1003:39.202:54.702:17.801:48.601:26.6
1503:09.702:31.201:59.201:34.001:14.9
2003:03.302:26.101:55.201:30.801:12.4
2503:03.302:26.101:55.201:30.801:12.4
3003:03.502:26.201:55.301:30.901:12.5
3503:06.402:28.601:57.201:32.401:13.6
4003:12.902:33.802:01.201:35.601:16.2
4503:20.202:39.502:05.801:39.201:19.1
5003:28.002:45.802:10.701:43.101:22.2
5503:36.502:52.502:16.101:47.301:25.5
6003:45.702:59.902:21.801:51.801:29.1
6503:55.703:07.902:28.101:56.801:33.1
7004:07.503:17.302:35.602:02.701:37.8
7504:25.903:32.002:47.102:11.801:45.1
8004:54.303:54.603:05.002:25.901:56.3
8505:38.804:30.103:33.002:47.902:13.8
9006:52.805:29.104:19.503:24.602:43.1
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1003:20.402:39.802:06.001:39.301:19.2
1502:53.502:18.301:49.001:26.001:08.5
2002:47.602:13.601:45.301:23.101:06.2
2502:47.602:13.601:45.301:23.101:06.2
3002:47.702:13.701:45.401:23.101:06.3
3502:50.502:15.901:47.101:24.501:07.3
4002:56.402:20.601:50.901:27.401:09.7
4503:03.002:25.901:55.001:30.701:12.3
5003:10.202:31.601:59.501:34.301:15.1
5503:17.902:37.802:04.401:38.101:18.2
6003:26.302:44.502:09.701:42.301:21.5
6503:35.502:51.802:15.401:46.801:25.1
7003:46.303:00.402:22.201:52.201:29.4
7504:03.203:13.802:32.802:00.501:36.1
8004:29.103:34.502:49.202:13.401:46.3
8505:09.804:07.003:14.702:33.502:02.4
9006:17.505:00.903:57.303:07.102:29.1

Female 1k Swimming Times

A good 1k time for a woman is 20:41. This is the average 1k time across women of all ages.

Average 1k swim time by age and ability

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1036:3829:5624:1319:3516:00
1532:5326:5221:4417:3514:22
2031:1825:3420:4116:4413:41
2531:1825:3420:4116:4413:41
3031:1825:3420:4116:4413:41
3531:3025:4420:5016:5113:46
4032:1026:1621:1517:1214:03
4533:1827:1322:0117:4914:33
5035:0228:3723:0918:4415:18
5537:0230:1624:2919:4916:11
6039:1832:0625:5821:0117:10
6541:5134:1127:4022:2318:17
7044:4536:3429:3523:5619:33
7548:0639:1731:4725:4321:01
8052:0442:3234:2527:5022:45
8558:3747:5338:4531:2125:37
9001:10:3957:4346:4237:4730:52
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1003:39.802:59.602:25.301:57.501:36.0
1503:17.302:41.202:10.401:45.501:26.2
2003:07.802:33.402:04.101:40.401:22.1
2503:07.802:33.402:04.101:40.401:22.1
3003:07.802:33.402:04.101:40.401:22.1
3503:09.002:34.402:05.001:41.101:22.6
4003:13.002:37.602:07.501:43.201:24.3
4503:19.802:43.302:12.101:46.901:27.3
5003:30.202:51.702:18.901:52.401:31.8
5503:42.203:01.602:26.901:58.901:37.1
6003:55.803:12.602:35.802:06.101:43.0
6504:11.103:25.102:46.002:14.301:49.7
7004:28.503:39.402:57.502:23.601:57.3
7504:48.603:55.703:10.702:34.302:06.1
8005:12.404:15.203:26.502:47.002:16.5
8505:51.704:47.303:52.503:08.102:33.7
9007:03.905:46.304:40.203:46.703:05.2
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1003:21.002:44.202:12.801:47.501:27.8
1503:00.402:27.401:59.201:36.501:18.8
2002:51.702:20.301:53.501:31.801:15.0
2502:51.702:20.301:53.501:31.801:15.0
3002:51.702:20.301:53.501:31.801:15.0
3502:52.902:21.201:54.301:32.401:15.5
4002:56.402:24.101:56.601:34.401:17.1
4503:02.702:29.302:00.801:37.701:19.8
5003:12.202:37.002:07.001:42.801:24.0
5503:23.202:46.002:14.301:48.701:28.8
6003:35.602:56.102:22.501:55.301:34.2
6503:49.603:07.602:31.802:02.801:40.3
7004:05.503:20.602:42.302:11.301:47.3
7504:23.903:35.602:54.402:21.101:55.3
8004:45.603:53.303:08.802:32.702:04.8
8505:21.604:22.703:32.602:52.002:20.5
9006:27.605:16.604:16.203:27.302:49.3

What do the swimming abilities mean?

Beginner Faster than 5% of swimmers. A beginner swimmer has started swimming and has swum for at least a month.
Novice Faster than 20% of swimmers. A novice swimmer has swum regularly for at least six months.
Intermediate Faster than 50% of swimmers. An intermediate swimmer has swum regularly for at least two years.
Advanced Faster than 80% of swimmers. An advanced swimmer has swum for over five years.
Elite Faster than 95% of swimmers. An elite swimmer has dedicated over five years to become competitive at swimming.

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