What is the swimming pace?
The pace in swimming is usually called the time during which the swimmer swims 100 meters or 100 yards. The average swimming pace of a non-professional is usually 2 minutes 30 seconds per 100 meters, and professionals swim faster than 1 minute 30 seconds.
Try to use swimming pace calculator to
- Determine what speed you need to swim 1 km in less than 25 minutes.
- Determine your pace for the next training session or competition.
Interesting facts
- The current world records in the men's 100 metres freestyle swimming is 46.91 seconds for the long distance (swimming pool 50 meters) and 44.94 seconds for the short distance (swimming pool 25 meters).
- The longest swimming distance at the Olympic Games is 10 kilometers. This is an open water competition that the fastest swimmers overcome in 1 hour 50 minutes.