For an intermediate swimmer, the average time to swim 1 mile is 29:12 for men and 32:43 for women.
A good 1 mile time is 29:12 for men and 32:43 for women. This is the average 1 mile time across all ages. Compare your 1 mile time by age and ability below.
For an intermediate swimmer, the average time to swim 1 mile is 29:12 for men and 32:43 for women.
| Swimming Level | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 46:11 | 51:30 |
| Novice | 36:54 | 41:19 |
| Intermediate | 29:12 | 32:43 |
| Advanced | 23:08 | 25:50 |
| Elite | 18:33 | 20:33 |
Time: Finish time for the full distance (seconds below a minute, otherwise mm:ss or hh:mm:ss).
| Swimming Level | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 02:52.2 | 03:12.0 |
| Novice | 02:17.6 | 02:34.1 |
| Intermediate | 01:48.9 | 02:02.0 |
| Advanced | 01:26.3 | 01:36.3 |
| Elite | 01:09.1 | 01:16.6 |
100m: Average pace per 100 metres, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss.s).
| Swimming Level | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 02:37.4 | 02:55.6 |
| Novice | 02:05.8 | 02:20.9 |
| Intermediate | 01:39.6 | 01:51.5 |
| Advanced | 01:18.9 | 01:28.0 |
| Elite | 01:03.2 | 01:10.1 |
100yd: Average pace per 100 yards, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss.s).
A good 1 mile time is 29:12 for men. This is the average time across all ages.
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 57:38 | 46:03 | 36:27 | 28:52 | 23:08 |
| 15 | 48:09 | 38:29 | 30:27 | 24:08 | 19:20 |
| 20 | 46:21 | 37:03 | 29:19 | 23:14 | 18:37 |
| 25 | 47:25 | 37:53 | 29:59 | 23:45 | 19:02 |
| 30 | 48:31 | 38:46 | 30:41 | 24:18 | 19:29 |
| 35 | 49:41 | 39:42 | 31:25 | 24:53 | 19:57 |
| 40 | 50:54 | 40:40 | 32:11 | 25:30 | 20:26 |
| 45 | 52:14 | 41:45 | 33:02 | 26:10 | 20:59 |
| 50 | 53:40 | 42:53 | 33:56 | 26:53 | 21:33 |
| 55 | 55:10 | 44:05 | 34:54 | 27:39 | 22:09 |
| 60 | 56:46 | 45:22 | 35:54 | 28:26 | 22:48 |
| 65 | 58:38 | 46:51 | 37:05 | 29:22 | 23:32 |
| 70 | 01:01:22 | 49:03 | 38:49 | 30:45 | 24:39 |
| 75 | 01:05:16 | 52:09 | 41:17 | 32:42 | 26:12 |
| 80 | 01:10:43 | 56:31 | 44:44 | 35:26 | 28:24 |
| 85 | 01:18:28 | 01:02:42 | 49:37 | 39:19 | 31:30 |
| 90 | 01:29:46 | 01:11:44 | 56:46 | 44:59 | 36:03 |
Time: Finish time for the full distance (seconds below a minute, otherwise mm:ss or hh:mm:ss).
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 03:34.9 | 02:51.7 | 02:15.9 | 01:47.6 | 01:26.3 |
| 15 | 02:59.5 | 02:23.5 | 01:53.5 | 01:29.9 | 01:12.1 |
| 20 | 02:52.8 | 02:18.1 | 01:49.3 | 01:26.6 | 01:09.4 |
| 25 | 02:56.8 | 02:21.3 | 01:51.8 | 01:28.6 | 01:11.0 |
| 30 | 03:00.9 | 02:24.5 | 01:54.4 | 01:30.6 | 01:12.6 |
| 35 | 03:05.2 | 02:28.0 | 01:57.1 | 01:32.8 | 01:14.4 |
| 40 | 03:09.7 | 02:31.6 | 02:00.0 | 01:35.1 | 01:16.2 |
| 45 | 03:14.8 | 02:35.6 | 02:03.2 | 01:37.6 | 01:18.2 |
| 50 | 03:20.1 | 02:39.9 | 02:06.5 | 01:40.2 | 01:20.3 |
| 55 | 03:25.7 | 02:44.4 | 02:10.1 | 01:43.1 | 01:22.6 |
| 60 | 03:31.6 | 02:49.1 | 02:13.8 | 01:46.0 | 01:25.0 |
| 65 | 03:38.6 | 02:54.7 | 02:18.2 | 01:49.5 | 01:27.8 |
| 70 | 03:48.8 | 03:02.8 | 02:24.7 | 01:54.6 | 01:31.9 |
| 75 | 04:03.3 | 03:14.4 | 02:33.9 | 02:01.9 | 01:37.7 |
| 80 | 04:23.7 | 03:30.7 | 02:46.8 | 02:12.1 | 01:45.9 |
| 85 | 04:52.5 | 03:53.8 | 03:05.0 | 02:26.6 | 01:57.5 |
| 90 | 05:34.7 | 04:27.4 | 03:31.7 | 02:47.7 | 02:14.4 |
100m: Average pace per 100 metres, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss.s).
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 03:16.5 | 02:37.0 | 02:04.2 | 01:38.4 | 01:18.9 |
| 15 | 02:44.2 | 02:11.2 | 01:43.8 | 01:22.3 | 01:05.9 |
| 20 | 02:38.0 | 02:06.3 | 01:39.9 | 01:19.2 | 01:03.5 |
| 25 | 02:41.6 | 02:09.2 | 01:42.2 | 01:21.0 | 01:04.9 |
| 30 | 02:45.4 | 02:12.2 | 01:44.6 | 01:22.9 | 01:06.4 |
| 35 | 02:49.3 | 02:15.3 | 01:47.1 | 01:24.8 | 01:08.0 |
| 40 | 02:53.5 | 02:18.6 | 01:49.7 | 01:26.9 | 01:09.7 |
| 45 | 02:58.1 | 02:22.3 | 01:52.6 | 01:29.2 | 01:11.5 |
| 50 | 03:03.0 | 02:26.2 | 01:55.7 | 01:31.7 | 01:13.5 |
| 55 | 03:08.1 | 02:30.3 | 01:59.0 | 01:34.2 | 01:15.5 |
| 60 | 03:13.5 | 02:34.6 | 02:02.4 | 01:37.0 | 01:17.7 |
| 65 | 03:19.9 | 02:39.7 | 02:06.4 | 01:40.1 | 01:20.3 |
| 70 | 03:29.2 | 02:47.2 | 02:12.3 | 01:44.8 | 01:24.0 |
| 75 | 03:42.5 | 02:57.8 | 02:20.7 | 01:51.5 | 01:29.3 |
| 80 | 04:01.1 | 03:12.7 | 02:32.5 | 02:00.8 | 01:36.8 |
| 85 | 04:27.5 | 03:33.7 | 02:49.2 | 02:14.0 | 01:47.4 |
| 90 | 05:06.0 | 04:04.5 | 03:13.5 | 02:33.3 | 02:02.9 |
100yd: Average pace per 100 yards, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss.s).
A good 1 mile time is 32:43 for women. This is the average time across all ages.
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 58:36 | 47:01 | 37:13 | 29:23 | 23:23 |
| 15 | 53:12 | 42:41 | 33:47 | 26:41 | 21:14 |
| 20 | 51:30 | 41:19 | 32:43 | 25:50 | 20:33 |
| 25 | 52:28 | 42:06 | 33:20 | 26:19 | 20:56 |
| 30 | 53:47 | 43:09 | 34:10 | 26:58 | 21:28 |
| 35 | 55:10 | 44:15 | 35:02 | 27:40 | 22:01 |
| 40 | 56:37 | 45:25 | 35:58 | 28:23 | 22:35 |
| 45 | 58:09 | 46:39 | 36:56 | 29:10 | 23:12 |
| 50 | 59:47 | 47:58 | 37:59 | 29:59 | 23:51 |
| 55 | 01:01:35 | 49:25 | 39:07 | 30:53 | 24:35 |
| 60 | 01:03:35 | 51:01 | 40:24 | 31:53 | 25:22 |
| 65 | 01:06:19 | 53:13 | 42:08 | 33:16 | 26:28 |
| 70 | 01:10:16 | 56:23 | 44:38 | 35:14 | 28:02 |
| 75 | 01:15:47 | 01:00:49 | 48:09 | 38:00 | 30:15 |
| 80 | 01:23:29 | 01:06:59 | 53:02 | 41:52 | 33:19 |
| 85 | 01:34:31 | 01:15:50 | 01:00:02 | 47:24 | 37:43 |
| 90 | 01:51:04 | 01:29:07 | 01:10:34 | 55:42 | 44:19 |
Time: Finish time for the full distance (seconds below a minute, otherwise mm:ss or hh:mm:ss).
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 03:38.5 | 02:55.3 | 02:18.8 | 01:49.6 | 01:27.2 |
| 15 | 03:18.3 | 02:39.1 | 02:06.0 | 01:39.5 | 01:19.1 |
| 20 | 03:12.0 | 02:34.1 | 02:02.0 | 01:36.3 | 01:16.6 |
| 25 | 03:15.6 | 02:37.0 | 02:04.3 | 01:38.1 | 01:18.1 |
| 30 | 03:20.5 | 02:40.9 | 02:07.4 | 01:40.6 | 01:20.0 |
| 35 | 03:25.6 | 02:45.0 | 02:10.6 | 01:43.1 | 01:22.1 |
| 40 | 03:31.1 | 02:49.3 | 02:14.1 | 01:45.8 | 01:24.2 |
| 45 | 03:36.8 | 02:53.9 | 02:17.7 | 01:48.7 | 01:26.5 |
| 50 | 03:42.9 | 02:58.8 | 02:21.6 | 01:51.8 | 01:28.9 |
| 55 | 03:49.6 | 03:04.2 | 02:25.9 | 01:55.1 | 01:31.6 |
| 60 | 03:57.1 | 03:10.2 | 02:30.6 | 01:58.9 | 01:34.6 |
| 65 | 04:07.3 | 03:18.4 | 02:37.1 | 02:04.0 | 01:38.7 |
| 70 | 04:22.0 | 03:30.2 | 02:46.4 | 02:11.4 | 01:44.5 |
| 75 | 04:42.6 | 03:46.7 | 02:59.5 | 02:21.7 | 01:52.8 |
| 80 | 05:11.2 | 04:09.7 | 03:17.7 | 02:36.1 | 02:04.2 |
| 85 | 05:52.4 | 04:42.7 | 03:43.8 | 02:56.7 | 02:20.6 |
| 90 | 06:54.1 | 05:32.3 | 04:23.1 | 03:27.7 | 02:45.2 |
100m: Average pace per 100 metres, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss.s).
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 03:19.8 | 02:40.3 | 02:06.9 | 01:40.2 | 01:19.7 |
| 15 | 03:01.3 | 02:25.5 | 01:55.2 | 01:30.9 | 01:12.4 |
| 20 | 02:55.6 | 02:20.9 | 01:51.5 | 01:28.0 | 01:10.1 |
| 25 | 02:58.9 | 02:23.5 | 01:53.6 | 01:29.7 | 01:11.4 |
| 30 | 03:03.3 | 02:27.1 | 01:56.5 | 01:31.9 | 01:13.2 |
| 35 | 03:08.0 | 02:30.9 | 01:59.5 | 01:34.3 | 01:15.0 |
| 40 | 03:13.0 | 02:34.8 | 02:02.6 | 01:36.8 | 01:17.0 |
| 45 | 03:18.2 | 02:39.0 | 02:05.9 | 01:39.4 | 01:19.1 |
| 50 | 03:23.8 | 02:43.5 | 02:09.5 | 01:42.2 | 01:21.3 |
| 55 | 03:30.0 | 02:48.5 | 02:13.4 | 01:45.3 | 01:23.8 |
| 60 | 03:36.8 | 02:53.9 | 02:17.7 | 01:48.7 | 01:26.5 |
| 65 | 03:46.1 | 03:01.4 | 02:23.6 | 01:53.4 | 01:30.2 |
| 70 | 03:59.6 | 03:12.2 | 02:32.2 | 02:00.1 | 01:35.6 |
| 75 | 04:18.4 | 03:27.3 | 02:44.1 | 02:09.6 | 01:43.1 |
| 80 | 04:44.6 | 03:48.3 | 03:00.8 | 02:22.7 | 01:53.6 |
| 85 | 05:22.2 | 04:18.5 | 03:24.7 | 02:41.6 | 02:08.6 |
| 90 | 06:18.7 | 05:03.8 | 04:00.5 | 03:09.9 | 02:31.1 |
100yd: Average pace per 100 yards, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss.s).
| Beginner | Faster than 5% of swimmers. |
|---|---|
| Novice | Faster than 20% of swimmers. |
| Intermediate | Faster than 50% of swimmers. |
| Advanced | Faster than 80% of swimmers. |
| Elite | Faster than 95% of swimmers. |
Strength Level introduced these exact Beginner-to-Elite percentile boundaries in 2015. See how the standards evolved.
Our 1 mile swim time standards are based on results submitted by Swimming Level users. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.
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The old average finish time for 1 mile was 32:24 across all ages and genders, 31:21 for men (now 7.3% faster) and 33:49 for women (now 3.4% faster).
| Level | Previous | Current | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 49:52 | 46:11 | -7.4% |
| Novice | 39:45 | 36:54 | -7.2% |
| Intermediate | 31:21 | 29:12 | -6.8% |
| Advanced | 24:43 | 23:08 | -6.4% |
| Elite | 19:42 | 18:33 | -5.9% |
| Level | Previous | Current | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 51:10 | 51:30 | +0.7% |
| Novice | 41:48 | 41:19 | -1.1% |
| Intermediate | 33:49 | 32:43 | -3.3% |
| Advanced | 27:22 | 25:50 | -5.6% |
| Elite | 22:21 | 20:33 | -8.1% |
We created these previous standards on and last updated them (see archive.org).
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