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 | 01:00:27 | 48:18 | 38:14 | 30:17 | 24:16 |
| 15 | 48:11 | 38:30 | 30:28 | 24:08 | 19:21 |
| 20 | 46:22 | 37:03 | 29:20 | 23:14 | 18:37 |
| 25 | 47:30 | 37:57 | 30:02 | 23:48 | 19:04 |
| 30 | 48:40 | 38:53 | 30:47 | 24:23 | 19:33 |
| 35 | 49:54 | 39:53 | 31:34 | 25:00 | 20:02 |
| 40 | 50:56 | 40:42 | 32:13 | 25:31 | 20:27 |
| 45 | 52:15 | 41:45 | 33:02 | 26:11 | 20:59 |
| 50 | 53:42 | 42:55 | 33:58 | 26:54 | 21:34 |
| 55 | 54:36 | 43:38 | 34:32 | 27:22 | 21:56 |
| 60 | 56:13 | 44:56 | 35:33 | 28:10 | 22:35 |
| 65 | 59:06 | 47:13 | 37:22 | 29:36 | 23:44 |
| 70 | 01:01:52 | 49:27 | 39:08 | 31:00 | 24:51 |
| 75 | 01:05:40 | 52:28 | 41:32 | 32:54 | 26:22 |
| 80 | 01:11:20 | 57:00 | 45:07 | 35:44 | 28:39 |
| 85 | 01:19:44 | 01:03:43 | 50:26 | 39:57 | 32:01 |
| 90 | 01:33:53 | 01:15:01 | 59:22 | 47:02 | 37:42 |
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 | 03:45.4 | 03:00.1 | 02:22.5 | 01:52.9 | 01:30.5 |
| 15 | 02:59.6 | 02:23.5 | 01:53.6 | 01:30.0 | 01:12.1 |
| 20 | 02:52.9 | 02:18.2 | 01:49.3 | 01:26.6 | 01:09.4 |
| 25 | 02:57.1 | 02:21.5 | 01:52.0 | 01:28.7 | 01:11.1 |
| 30 | 03:01.4 | 02:25.0 | 01:54.8 | 01:30.9 | 01:12.9 |
| 35 | 03:06.1 | 02:28.7 | 01:57.7 | 01:33.2 | 01:14.7 |
| 40 | 03:09.9 | 02:31.8 | 02:00.1 | 01:35.2 | 01:16.3 |
| 45 | 03:14.8 | 02:35.6 | 02:03.2 | 01:37.6 | 01:18.2 |
| 50 | 03:20.2 | 02:40.0 | 02:06.6 | 01:40.3 | 01:20.4 |
| 55 | 03:23.6 | 02:42.7 | 02:08.8 | 01:42.0 | 01:21.7 |
| 60 | 03:29.6 | 02:47.5 | 02:12.6 | 01:45.0 | 01:24.2 |
| 65 | 03:40.3 | 02:56.1 | 02:19.3 | 01:50.4 | 01:28.5 |
| 70 | 03:50.7 | 03:04.3 | 02:25.9 | 01:55.6 | 01:32.6 |
| 75 | 04:04.8 | 03:15.6 | 02:34.8 | 02:02.7 | 01:38.3 |
| 80 | 04:25.9 | 03:32.5 | 02:48.2 | 02:13.2 | 01:46.8 |
| 85 | 04:57.3 | 03:57.5 | 03:08.0 | 02:28.9 | 01:59.4 |
| 90 | 05:50.0 | 04:39.7 | 03:41.4 | 02:55.4 | 02:20.5 |
100m: Average pace per 100 metres, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss.s).
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 03:26.1 | 02:44.7 | 02:10.3 | 01:43.2 | 01:22.7 |
| 15 | 02:44.2 | 02:11.2 | 01:43.9 | 01:22.3 | 01:05.9 |
| 20 | 02:38.1 | 02:06.3 | 01:40.0 | 01:19.2 | 01:03.5 |
| 25 | 02:41.9 | 02:09.4 | 01:42.4 | 01:21.1 | 01:05.0 |
| 30 | 02:45.9 | 02:12.6 | 01:44.9 | 01:23.1 | 01:06.6 |
| 35 | 02:50.1 | 02:16.0 | 01:47.6 | 01:25.2 | 01:08.3 |
| 40 | 02:53.7 | 02:18.8 | 01:49.8 | 01:27.0 | 01:09.7 |
| 45 | 02:58.1 | 02:22.3 | 01:52.6 | 01:29.2 | 01:11.5 |
| 50 | 03:03.1 | 02:26.3 | 01:55.8 | 01:31.7 | 01:13.5 |
| 55 | 03:06.2 | 02:28.8 | 01:57.7 | 01:33.3 | 01:14.7 |
| 60 | 03:11.7 | 02:33.2 | 02:01.2 | 01:36.0 | 01:17.0 |
| 65 | 03:21.5 | 02:41.0 | 02:07.4 | 01:40.9 | 01:20.9 |
| 70 | 03:30.9 | 02:48.6 | 02:13.4 | 01:45.7 | 01:24.7 |
| 75 | 03:43.9 | 02:58.9 | 02:21.6 | 01:52.2 | 01:29.9 |
| 80 | 04:03.2 | 03:14.3 | 02:33.8 | 02:01.8 | 01:37.6 |
| 85 | 04:31.8 | 03:37.2 | 02:51.9 | 02:16.2 | 01:49.1 |
| 90 | 05:20.1 | 04:15.8 | 03:22.4 | 02:40.4 | 02:08.5 |
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 | 01:01:06 | 49:01 | 38:49 | 30:38 | 24:23 |
| 15 | 53:15 | 42:44 | 33:50 | 26:42 | 21:15 |
| 20 | 52:00 | 41:43 | 33:02 | 26:05 | 20:45 |
| 25 | 53:11 | 42:40 | 33:47 | 26:40 | 21:13 |
| 30 | 54:25 | 43:40 | 34:34 | 27:17 | 21:43 |
| 35 | 55:42 | 44:42 | 35:23 | 27:56 | 22:14 |
| 40 | 56:47 | 45:34 | 36:04 | 28:29 | 22:40 |
| 45 | 57:46 | 46:21 | 36:42 | 28:58 | 23:03 |
| 50 | 59:38 | 47:50 | 37:53 | 29:54 | 23:48 |
| 55 | 01:01:47 | 49:34 | 39:15 | 30:59 | 24:39 |
| 60 | 01:03:34 | 51:00 | 40:23 | 31:53 | 25:22 |
| 65 | 01:06:26 | 53:18 | 42:12 | 33:19 | 26:31 |
| 70 | 01:10:22 | 56:27 | 44:42 | 35:17 | 28:05 |
| 75 | 01:16:12 | 01:01:09 | 48:25 | 38:13 | 30:25 |
| 80 | 01:24:33 | 01:07:50 | 53:43 | 42:24 | 33:44 |
| 85 | 01:34:47 | 01:16:03 | 01:00:13 | 47:32 | 37:49 |
| 90 | 01:47:54 | 01:26:34 | 01:08:32 | 54:06 | 43:03 |
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 | 03:47.8 | 03:02.8 | 02:24.7 | 01:54.2 | 01:30.9 |
| 15 | 03:18.6 | 02:39.3 | 02:06.1 | 01:39.6 | 01:19.2 |
| 20 | 03:13.9 | 02:35.6 | 02:03.2 | 01:37.2 | 01:17.4 |
| 25 | 03:18.3 | 02:39.1 | 02:06.0 | 01:39.4 | 01:19.1 |
| 30 | 03:22.9 | 02:42.8 | 02:08.9 | 01:41.7 | 01:21.0 |
| 35 | 03:27.7 | 02:46.6 | 02:11.9 | 01:44.1 | 01:22.9 |
| 40 | 03:31.7 | 02:49.9 | 02:14.5 | 01:46.2 | 01:24.5 |
| 45 | 03:35.3 | 02:52.8 | 02:16.8 | 01:48.0 | 01:25.9 |
| 50 | 03:42.3 | 02:58.4 | 02:21.2 | 01:51.5 | 01:28.7 |
| 55 | 03:50.4 | 03:04.8 | 02:26.3 | 01:55.5 | 01:31.9 |
| 60 | 03:57.0 | 03:10.2 | 02:30.6 | 01:58.9 | 01:34.6 |
| 65 | 04:07.7 | 03:18.7 | 02:37.3 | 02:04.2 | 01:38.8 |
| 70 | 04:22.3 | 03:30.5 | 02:46.6 | 02:11.6 | 01:44.7 |
| 75 | 04:44.1 | 03:48.0 | 03:00.5 | 02:22.5 | 01:53.4 |
| 80 | 05:15.2 | 04:12.9 | 03:20.2 | 02:38.1 | 02:05.8 |
| 85 | 05:53.4 | 04:43.5 | 03:44.5 | 02:57.2 | 02:21.0 |
| 90 | 06:42.3 | 05:22.7 | 04:15.5 | 03:21.7 | 02:40.5 |
100m: Average pace per 100 metres, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss.s).
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 03:28.3 | 02:47.1 | 02:12.3 | 01:44.5 | 01:23.1 |
| 15 | 03:01.6 | 02:25.7 | 01:55.3 | 01:31.0 | 01:12.4 |
| 20 | 02:57.3 | 02:22.2 | 01:52.6 | 01:28.9 | 01:10.7 |
| 25 | 03:01.3 | 02:25.5 | 01:55.2 | 01:30.9 | 01:12.4 |
| 30 | 03:05.5 | 02:28.8 | 01:57.8 | 01:33.0 | 01:14.0 |
| 35 | 03:09.9 | 02:32.4 | 02:00.6 | 01:35.2 | 01:15.8 |
| 40 | 03:13.6 | 02:35.3 | 02:03.0 | 01:37.1 | 01:17.2 |
| 45 | 03:16.9 | 02:38.0 | 02:05.1 | 01:38.7 | 01:18.6 |
| 50 | 03:23.3 | 02:43.1 | 02:09.1 | 01:41.9 | 01:21.1 |
| 55 | 03:30.6 | 02:49.0 | 02:13.8 | 01:45.6 | 01:24.1 |
| 60 | 03:36.7 | 02:53.9 | 02:17.7 | 01:48.7 | 01:26.5 |
| 65 | 03:46.5 | 03:01.7 | 02:23.9 | 01:53.6 | 01:30.4 |
| 70 | 03:59.9 | 03:12.5 | 02:32.4 | 02:00.3 | 01:35.7 |
| 75 | 04:19.8 | 03:28.4 | 02:45.0 | 02:10.3 | 01:43.7 |
| 80 | 04:48.2 | 03:51.3 | 03:03.1 | 02:24.5 | 01:55.0 |
| 85 | 05:23.1 | 04:19.3 | 03:25.3 | 02:42.0 | 02:08.9 |
| 90 | 06:07.8 | 04:55.1 | 03:53.7 | 03:04.5 | 02:26.8 |
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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