1 Mile Swim Times

Swimming Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good 1 mile swim time?

A good 1 mile time is 32:24. This is the average 1 mile time across all ages and genders.

Male 1 Mile Swimming Times

A good 1 mile time for a man is 31:21. This is the average 1 mile time across men of all ages.

Average 1 mile swim time by age and ability

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1059:3847:3237:2929:3323:34
1551:3741:0832:2625:3520:23
2049:5239:4531:2124:4319:42
2549:5239:4531:2124:4319:42
3049:5439:4731:2224:4419:43
3550:4340:2631:5325:0820:02
4052:2941:5032:5926:0020:44
4554:2743:2434:1326:5921:31
5056:3545:0635:3428:0322:21
5558:5346:5637:0129:1123:16
6001:01:2348:5638:3530:2624:15
6501:04:0751:0640:1831:4625:20
7001:07:2053:4042:1933:2226:36
7501:12:2157:4045:2835:5128:35
8001:20:0401:03:4950:2039:4131:38
8501:32:1101:13:2857:5645:4136:25
9001:52:1901:29:3201:10:3655:4044:22
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1003:42.302:57.202:19.701:50.201:27.8
1503:12.402:33.402:00.901:35.401:16.0
2003:05.902:28.201:56.901:32.101:13.4
2503:05.902:28.201:56.901:32.101:13.4
3003:06.102:28.301:56.901:32.201:13.5
3503:09.102:30.701:58.901:33.701:14.7
4003:15.602:35.902:03.001:37.001:17.3
4503:23.002:41.802:07.601:40.601:20.2
5003:31.002:48.202:12.601:44.601:23.3
5503:39.602:55.002:18.001:48.801:26.7
6003:48.903:02.402:23.901:53.401:30.4
6503:59.003:10.502:30.201:58.501:34.4
7004:11.003:20.102:37.802:04.401:39.2
7504:29.703:35.002:49.502:13.701:46.6
8004:58.503:58.003:07.602:27.901:57.9
8505:43.704:33.903:36.002:50.302:15.8
9006:58.705:33.804:23.203:27.502:45.4
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1003:23.302:42.102:07.801:40.801:20.3
1502:56.002:20.301:50.601:27.201:09.5
2002:50.002:15.501:46.901:24.301:07.2
2502:50.002:15.501:46.901:24.301:07.2
3002:50.102:15.601:46.901:24.301:07.2
3502:52.902:17.801:48.701:25.701:08.3
4002:58.902:22.601:52.401:28.701:10.7
4503:05.602:28.001:56.701:32.001:13.3
5003:12.902:33.802:01.201:35.601:16.2
5503:20.802:40.002:06.201:39.501:19.3
6003:29.302:46.802:11.501:43.701:22.7
6503:38.602:54.202:17.401:48.301:26.3
7003:49.503:03.002:24.301:53.801:30.7
7504:06.603:16.602:35.002:02.201:37.4
8004:33.003:37.602:51.602:15.301:47.8
8505:14.204:10.503:17.502:35.702:04.1
9006:22.905:05.204:00.703:09.802:31.3

Female 1 Mile Swimming Times

A good 1 mile time for a woman is 33:49. This is the average 1 mile time across women of all ages.

Average 1 mile swim time by age and ability

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1059:5348:5539:3532:0126:10
1553:4543:5435:3128:4523:29
2051:1041:4833:4927:2222:21
2551:1041:4833:4927:2222:21
3051:1041:4833:4927:2222:21
3551:3042:0434:0227:3222:30
4052:3442:5634:4528:0722:58
4554:2644:2935:5929:0723:47
5057:1546:4637:5030:3725:01
5501:00:3349:2840:0132:2326:27
6001:04:1452:2842:2734:2128:04
6501:08:2455:5345:1336:3529:53
7001:13:0959:4548:2139:0731:57
7501:18:3601:04:1351:5742:0234:21
8001:25:0501:09:3156:1545:3037:11
8501:35:4901:18:1601:03:2051:1441:52
9001:55:2801:34:2001:16:1901:01:4550:27
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1003:43.203:02.402:27.601:59.401:37.5
1503:20.402:43.702:12.401:47.201:27.5
2003:10.802:35.802:06.101:42.001:23.3
2503:10.802:35.802:06.101:42.001:23.3
3003:10.802:35.802:06.101:42.001:23.3
3503:12.002:36.902:06.901:42.701:23.9
4003:16.002:40.102:09.501:44.801:25.6
4503:23.002:45.802:14.201:48.501:28.7
5003:33.402:54.402:21.101:54.101:33.3
5503:45.703:04.402:29.202:00.701:38.6
6003:59.503:15.602:38.302:08.101:44.6
6504:15.003:28.302:48.602:16.401:51.4
7004:32.703:42.803:00.202:25.801:59.1
7504:53.103:59.403:13.702:36.702:08.0
8005:17.204:19.203:29.702:49.702:18.6
8505:57.204:51.803:56.103:11.002:36.1
9007:10.505:51.704:44.503:50.203:08.1
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1003:24.102:46.802:14.901:49.201:29.2
1503:03.202:29.702:01.101:38.001:20.0
2002:54.402:22.501:55.301:33.301:16.2
2502:54.402:22.501:55.301:33.301:16.2
3002:54.402:22.501:55.301:33.301:16.2
3502:55.602:23.401:56.001:33.901:16.7
4002:59.202:26.401:58.401:35.801:18.3
4503:05.602:31.602:02.701:39.301:21.1
5003:15.202:39.402:09.001:44.401:25.3
5503:26.402:48.602:16.401:50.401:30.2
6003:39.002:58.902:24.701:57.101:35.7
6503:53.203:10.502:34.102:04.701:41.9
7004:09.403:23.702:44.802:13.401:48.9
7504:28.003:38.902:57.102:23.301:57.1
8004:50.103:57.003:11.702:35.102:06.7
8505:26.604:26.803:35.902:54.702:22.7
9006:33.605:21.604:20.203:30.502:52.0

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.

More Distances

Rate Your Swim

The Swimming Level Calculator can show your exact level of swimming performance at any age.