Average Swim Times (By Distance, Age & Gender)

Below is a complete break down of the average times it takes someone to swim different distances depending on their age, gender and swimming frequency.

Average Time it Takes to Swim By Age (Beginners)

The first data table is the average time it takes to swim by age for males that swim on average 2 or 3 times each week. These individuals can be classed as beginners. These times are for freestyle/front crawl.

For a complete deep dive into different swimming styles like backstroke and breaststroke, click on the link for each swimming distance.

Table Below is the Average Time For Males By Age

Age	Average Time to Swim 100m Male	Average Time to Swim 200m Male	Average Time to Swim 300m Male	Average Time to Swim 400m Male	Average Time to Swim 500m Male	Average Time to Swim 600m Male	Average Time to Swim 700m Male	Average Time to Swim 800m Male	Average Time to Swim 900m Male	Average Time to Swim 1000m Male
15 -20	02:29.0	00:04:58	00:07:27	00:09:56	00:12:25	00:14:54	00:17:23	00:19:52	00:22:21	00:24:50
20-25	02:10.0	00:04:20	00:06:30	00:08:40	00:10:50	00:13:00	00:15:10	00:17:20	00:19:30	00:21:40
25-30	02:16.0	00:04:32	00:06:48	00:09:04	00:11:20	00:13:36	00:15:52	00:18:08	00:20:24	00:22:40
30-35	02:21.0	00:04:42	00:07:03	00:09:24	00:11:45	00:14:06	00:16:27	00:18:48	00:21:09	00:23:30
35-40	02:26.0	00:04:52	00:07:18	00:09:44	00:12:10	00:14:36	00:17:02	00:19:28	00:21:54	00:24:20
40-45	02:31.0	00:05:02	00:07:33	00:10:04	00:12:35	00:15:06	00:17:37	00:20:08	00:22:39	00:25:10
45-50	02:50.0	00:05:40	00:08:30	00:11:20	00:14:10	00:17:00	00:19:50	00:22:40	00:25:30	00:28:20
50-55	02:56.0	00:05:52	00:08:48	00:11:44	00:14:40	00:17:36	00:20:32	00:23:28	00:26:24	00:29:20
55-60	03:03.0	00:06:06	00:09:09	00:12:12	00:15:15	00:18:18	00:21:21	00:24:24	00:27:27	00:30:30
60-65	05:01.0	00:10:02	00:15:03	00:20:04	00:25:05	00:30:06	00:35:07	00:40:08	00:45:09	00:50:10

Table Below is the Average Swim Time for Females By Age

Age	Average Time to Swim 100m Female	Average Time to Swim 200m Female	Average Time to Swim 300m Female	Average Time to Swim 400m Female	Average Time to Swim 500m Female	Average Time to Swim 600m Female	Average Time to Swim 700m Female	Average Time to Swim 800m Female	Average Time to Swim 900m Female	Average Time to Swim 1000m Female
15 -20	02:51.0	00:05:42	00:08:33	00:11:24	00:14:15	00:17:06	00:19:57	00:22:48	00:25:39	00:28:30
20-25	02:34.0	00:05:08	00:07:42	00:10:16	00:12:50	00:15:24	00:17:58	00:20:32	00:23:06	00:25:40
25-30	02:41.0	00:05:22	00:08:03	00:10:44	00:13:25	00:16:06	00:18:47	00:21:28	00:24:09	00:26:50
30-35	02:43.0	00:05:26	00:08:09	00:10:52	00:13:35	00:16:18	00:19:01	00:21:44	00:24:27	00:27:10
35-40	02:44.0	00:05:28	00:08:12	00:10:56	00:13:40	00:16:24	00:19:08	00:21:52	00:24:36	00:27:20
40-45	02:47.0	00:05:34	00:08:21	00:11:08	00:13:55	00:16:42	00:19:29	00:22:16	00:25:03	00:27:50
45-50	02:53.0	00:05:46	00:08:39	00:11:32	00:14:25	00:17:18	00:20:11	00:23:04	00:25:57	00:28:50
50-55	03:01.0	00:06:02	00:09:03	00:12:04	00:15:05	00:18:06	00:21:07	00:24:08	00:27:09	00:30:10
55-60	03:11.0	00:06:22	00:09:33	00:12:44	00:15:55	00:19:06	00:22:17	00:25:28	00:28:39	00:31:50
60-65	03:35.0	00:07:10	00:10:45	00:14:20	00:17:55	00:21:30	00:25:05	00:28:40	00:32:15	00:35:50

Average Time it Takes to Swim By Age (Intermediate)

The next data set is the average times it takes an intermediate swimmer to cover different swimming distances by age and gender. This group are those who swim regularly for 4 or 5 days each week.

Table Below is the Average Time For Males By Age (Intermediate)

Age	Average Time to Swim 100m Male	Average Time to Swim 200m Male	Average Time to Swim 300m Male	Average Time to Swim 400m Male	Average Time to Swim 500m Male	Average Time to Swim 600m Male	Average Time to Swim 700m Male	Average Time to Swim 800m Male	Average Time to Swim 900m Male	Average Time to Swim 1000m Male
15 -20	01:54.0	00:03:48	00:05:42	00:07:36	00:09:30	00:11:24	00:13:18	00:15:12	00:17:06	00:19:00
20-25	01:52.0	00:03:44	00:05:36	00:07:28	00:09:20	00:11:12	00:13:04	00:14:56	00:16:48	00:18:40
25-30	01:54.0	00:03:48	00:05:42	00:07:36	00:09:30	00:11:24	00:13:18	00:15:12	00:17:06	00:19:00
30-35	01:55.0	00:03:50	00:05:45	00:07:40	00:09:35	00:11:30	00:13:25	00:15:20	00:17:15	00:19:10
35-40	01:58.0	00:03:56	00:05:54	00:07:52	00:09:50	00:11:48	00:13:46	00:15:44	00:17:42	00:19:40
40-45	02:00.0	00:04:00	00:06:00	00:08:00	00:10:00	00:12:00	00:14:00	00:16:00	00:18:00	00:20:00
45-50	02:04.0	00:04:08	00:06:12	00:08:16	00:10:20	00:12:24	00:14:28	00:16:32	00:18:36	00:20:40
50-55	02:09.0	00:04:18	00:06:27	00:08:36	00:10:45	00:12:54	00:15:03	00:17:12	00:19:21	00:21:30
55-60	02:15.0	00:04:30	00:06:45	00:09:00	00:11:15	00:13:30	00:15:45	00:18:00	00:20:15	00:22:30
60-65	02:22.0	00:04:44	00:07:06	00:09:28	00:11:50	00:14:12	00:16:34	00:18:56	00:21:18	00:23:40

Table Below is the Average Time For Males By Age (Intermediate)

Age	Average Time to Swim 100m Female	Average Time to Swim 200m Female	Average Time to Swim 300m Female	Average Time to Swim 400m Female	Average Time to Swim 500m Female	Average Time to Swim 600m Female	Average Time to Swim 700m Female	Average Time to Swim 800m Female	Average Time to Swim 900m Female	Average Time to Swim 1000m Female
15 -20	02:03.0	00:04:06	00:06:09	00:08:12	00:10:15	00:12:18	00:14:21	00:16:24	00:18:27	00:20:30
20-25	02:00.0	00:04:00	00:06:00	00:08:00	00:10:00	00:12:00	00:14:00	00:16:00	00:18:00	00:20:00
25-30	02:01.0	00:04:02	00:06:03	00:08:04	00:10:05	00:12:06	00:14:07	00:16:08	00:18:09	00:20:10
30-35	02:03.0	00:04:06	00:06:09	00:08:12	00:10:15	00:12:18	00:14:21	00:16:24	00:18:27	00:20:30
35-40	02:05.0	00:04:10	00:06:15	00:08:20	00:10:25	00:12:30	00:14:35	00:16:40	00:18:45	00:20:50
40-45	02:08.0	00:04:16	00:06:24	00:08:32	00:10:40	00:12:48	00:14:56	00:17:04	00:19:12	00:21:20
45-50	02:12.0	00:04:24	00:06:36	00:08:48	00:11:00	00:13:12	00:15:24	00:17:36	00:19:48	00:22:00
50-55	02:19.0	00:04:38	00:06:57	00:09:16	00:11:35	00:13:54	00:16:13	00:18:32	00:20:51	00:23:10
55-60	02:27.0	00:04:54	00:07:21	00:09:48	00:12:15	00:14:42	00:17:09	00:19:36	00:22:03	00:24:30
60-65	02:38.0	00:05:16	00:07:54	00:10:32	00:13:10	00:15:48	00:18:26	00:21:04	00:23:42	00:26:20