1500 yd Swim Times

Swimming Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good 1500 yd swim time?

A good 1500 yd time is 27:28. This is the average 1500 yd time across all ages and genders.

Male 1500 yd Swimming Times

A good 1500 yd time for a man is 26:34. This is the average 1500 yd time across men of all ages.

Average 1500 yd swim time by age and ability

Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 50:34 40:18 31:47 25:04 19:58
15 43:46 34:53 27:30 21:41 17:17
20 42:17 33:42 26:34 20:57 16:42
25 42:17 33:42 26:34 20:57 16:42
30 42:19 33:44 26:36 20:58 16:43
35 43:00 34:17 27:02 21:19 16:59
40 44:29 35:28 27:58 22:03 17:35
45 46:10 36:48 29:01 22:53 18:14
50 47:58 38:14 30:09 23:47 18:57
55 49:56 39:48 31:23 24:45 19:43
60 52:03 41:29 32:43 25:48 20:34
65 54:22 43:20 34:10 26:56 21:28
70 57:05 45:30 35:53 28:18 22:33
75 01:01:20 48:54 38:33 30:24 24:14
80 01:07:53 54:07 42:40 33:39 26:49
85 01:18:09 01:02:18 49:07 38:44 30:52
90 01:35:14 01:15:54 59:51 47:12 37:37
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 03:41.3 02:56.4 02:19.1 01:49.7 01:27.4
15 03:11.5 02:32.7 02:00.4 01:34.9 01:15.7
20 03:05.0 02:27.5 01:56.3 01:31.7 01:13.1
25 03:05.0 02:27.5 01:56.3 01:31.7 01:13.1
30 03:05.2 02:27.6 01:56.4 01:31.8 01:13.2
35 03:08.2 02:30.0 01:58.3 01:33.3 01:14.3
40 03:14.7 02:35.2 02:02.4 01:36.5 01:16.9
45 03:22.0 02:41.1 02:07.0 01:40.1 01:19.8
50 03:30.0 02:47.4 02:12.0 01:44.1 01:22.9
55 03:38.5 02:54.2 02:17.3 01:48.3 01:26.3
60 03:47.8 03:01.6 02:23.2 01:52.9 01:30.0
65 03:57.9 03:09.6 02:29.5 01:57.9 01:34.0
70 04:09.8 03:19.2 02:37.0 02:03.8 01:38.7
75 04:28.4 03:34.0 02:48.7 02:13.0 01:46.0
80 04:57.1 03:56.8 03:06.7 02:27.2 01:57.4
85 05:42.0 04:32.6 03:35.0 02:49.5 02:15.1
90 06:56.7 05:32.2 04:21.9 03:26.5 02:44.6
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 03:22.3 02:41.3 02:07.2 01:40.3 01:19.9
15 02:55.1 02:19.6 01:50.1 01:26.8 01:09.2
20 02:49.2 02:14.9 01:46.3 01:23.9 01:06.8
25 02:49.2 02:14.9 01:46.3 01:23.9 01:06.8
30 02:49.3 02:15.0 01:46.4 01:23.9 01:06.9
35 02:52.1 02:17.2 01:48.2 01:25.3 01:08.0
40 02:58.0 02:21.9 01:51.9 01:28.2 01:10.3
45 03:04.8 02:27.3 01:56.1 01:31.6 01:13.0
50 03:12.0 02:33.0 02:00.7 01:35.1 01:15.8
55 03:19.8 02:39.3 02:05.6 01:39.0 01:18.9
60 03:28.3 02:46.0 02:10.9 01:43.2 01:22.3
65 03:37.5 02:53.4 02:16.7 01:47.8 01:25.9
70 03:48.5 03:02.1 02:23.6 01:53.2 01:30.2
75 04:05.5 03:15.7 02:34.3 02:01.6 01:37.0
80 04:31.7 03:36.5 02:50.7 02:14.6 01:47.3
85 05:12.7 04:09.3 03:16.6 02:35.0 02:03.5
90 06:21.1 05:03.8 03:59.5 03:08.9 02:30.5

Female 1500 yd Swimming Times

A good 1500 yd time for a woman is 28:40. This is the average 1500 yd time across women of all ages.

Average 1500 yd swim time by age and ability

Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 50:45 41:27 33:32 27:08 22:10
15 45:33 37:13 30:06 24:21 19:54
20 43:22 35:25 28:40 23:11 18:57
25 43:22 35:25 28:40 23:11 18:57
30 43:22 35:25 28:40 23:11 18:57
35 43:39 35:39 28:51 23:20 19:04
40 44:33 36:23 29:27 23:49 19:28
45 46:08 37:42 30:30 24:40 20:09
50 48:31 39:38 32:04 25:57 21:12
55 51:18 41:55 33:55 27:26 22:25
60 54:26 44:28 35:59 29:07 23:47
65 57:58 47:21 38:19 31:00 25:20
70 01:01:59 50:38 40:58 33:09 27:05
75 01:06:37 54:25 44:02 35:38 29:06
80 01:12:07 58:55 47:40 38:34 31:30
85 01:21:12 01:06:20 53:40 43:25 35:29
90 01:37:51 01:19:57 01:04:41 52:20 42:45
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 03:42.1 03:01.4 02:26.8 01:58.8 01:37.0
15 03:19.3 02:42.8 02:11.8 01:46.6 01:27.1
20 03:09.8 02:35.0 02:05.4 01:41.5 01:22.9
25 03:09.8 02:35.0 02:05.4 01:41.5 01:22.9
30 03:09.8 02:35.0 02:05.4 01:41.5 01:22.9
35 03:11.0 02:36.0 02:06.2 01:42.1 01:23.4
40 03:14.9 02:39.3 02:08.9 01:44.3 01:25.2
45 03:21.9 02:45.0 02:13.5 01:48.0 01:28.2
50 03:32.3 02:53.5 02:20.3 01:53.6 01:32.8
55 03:44.5 03:03.4 02:28.4 02:00.1 01:38.1
60 03:58.2 03:14.6 02:37.5 02:07.4 01:44.1
65 04:13.7 03:27.2 02:47.7 02:15.7 01:50.8
70 04:31.3 03:41.6 02:59.3 02:25.1 01:58.5
75 04:51.5 03:58.2 03:12.7 02:35.9 02:07.4
80 05:15.6 04:17.8 03:28.6 02:48.8 02:17.9
85 05:55.4 04:50.3 03:54.9 03:10.0 02:35.3
90 07:08.3 05:49.9 04:43.1 03:49.0 03:07.1
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 03:23.1 02:45.9 02:14.2 01:48.6 01:28.7
15 03:02.3 02:28.9 02:00.5 01:37.5 01:19.6
20 02:53.5 02:21.8 01:54.7 01:32.8 01:15.8
25 02:53.5 02:21.8 01:54.7 01:32.8 01:15.8
30 02:53.5 02:21.8 01:54.7 01:32.8 01:15.8
35 02:54.6 02:22.7 01:55.4 01:33.4 01:16.3
40 02:58.3 02:25.6 01:57.8 01:35.3 01:17.9
45 03:04.6 02:30.8 02:02.0 01:38.7 01:20.7
50 03:14.2 02:38.6 02:08.3 01:43.8 01:24.8
55 03:25.3 02:47.7 02:15.7 01:49.8 01:29.7
60 03:37.8 02:57.9 02:24.0 01:56.5 01:35.2
65 03:52.0 03:09.5 02:33.3 02:04.1 01:41.3
70 04:08.1 03:22.6 02:44.0 02:12.7 01:48.4
75 04:26.6 03:37.8 02:56.2 02:22.6 01:56.5
80 04:48.6 03:55.7 03:10.7 02:34.3 02:06.1
85 05:24.9 04:25.5 03:34.8 02:53.8 02:22.0
90 06:31.6 05:19.9 04:18.8 03:29.4 02:51.1

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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