Get swimming distance

To calculate the distance you need the pace you swim at and the duration of your session or competition. The most popular pool swimming distances are 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500 meters. Open water swimming distances can vary from 500 meters to such long-distances as crossing Gibraltar (10 miles), swimming across the English Channel (32 km).

Try to use swimming distance calculator to

• Determine the distance that you can swim in one hour with a light pace to find out what distance to choose for your first open water swimming event.
• Predict your distance on the next swimming workout.

Interesting facts

• The Norseman Xtreme Triathlon is a long distance competition in very difficult conditions. The swimming distance is 3800 meters in extremely cold water, approximately 10 degrees.
• On 21 August 2018, Linda Ashmore from the United Kingdom became the oldest person who swam across the English Channel. Her birth date is 21 October 1946, she made the swim aged 71 years.