1000m Row Times By Age And Ability

What is a good 1000m row time?

A good 1000m time is 03:33.6. This is the average 1000m time across all ages and genders. The fastest 1000m time is 02:39.5.

Male 1000m Rowing Times

A good 1000m time for a man is 03:22.7. This is the average 1000m time across men of all ages. The fastest 1000m time rowed by a man is 02:39.5.

Average 1000m row time by age and ability

Finish Time
500m Split
Power (Watts)
Calories (per hour)

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	04:46.0	04:26.6	04:07.6	03:50.0	03:34.4	03:14.9
15	04:08.3	03:51.4	03:35.0	03:19.7	03:06.1	02:49.2
20	03:55.6	03:39.6	03:24.0	03:09.5	02:56.6	02:40.5
25	03:54.2	03:38.3	03:22.8	03:08.4	02:55.6	02:39.6
30	03:54.1	03:38.2	03:22.7	03:08.3	02:55.5	02:39.5
35	03:55.3	03:39.3	03:23.7	03:09.3	02:56.4	02:40.4
40	03:58.5	03:42.3	03:26.5	03:11.8	02:58.8	02:42.5
45	04:03.4	03:46.9	03:30.7	03:15.7	03:02.4	02:45.9
50	04:08.3	03:51.4	03:35.0	03:19.7	03:06.1	02:49.2
55	04:15.9	03:58.5	03:41.6	03:25.8	03:11.9	02:54.4
60	04:23.6	04:05.7	03:48.2	03:32.0	03:17.6	02:59.6
65	04:33.8	04:15.2	03:57.1	03:40.2	03:25.3	03:06.6
70	04:44.1	04:24.8	04:06.0	03:48.5	03:33.0	03:13.6
75	04:58.4	04:38.1	04:18.4	04:00.0	03:43.7	03:23.3
80	05:12.7	04:51.5	04:30.8	04:11.5	03:54.4	03:33.1
85	05:38.0	05:15.0	04:52.7	04:31.9	04:13.4	03:50.3
90	06:03.3	05:38.6	05:14.5	04:52.2	04:32.3	04:07.6

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	02:23.0	02:13.3	02:03.8	01:55.0	01:47.2	01:37.5
15	02:04.2	01:55.7	01:47.5	01:39.9	01:33.1	01:24.6
20	01:57.8	01:49.8	01:42.0	01:34.7	01:28.3	01:20.3
25	01:57.1	01:49.2	01:41.4	01:34.2	01:27.8	01:19.8
30	01:57.1	01:49.1	01:41.4	01:34.1	01:27.8	01:19.8
35	01:57.7	01:49.7	01:41.9	01:34.6	01:28.2	01:20.2
40	01:59.2	01:51.1	01:43.2	01:35.9	01:29.4	01:21.3
45	02:01.7	01:53.4	01:45.4	01:37.9	01:31.2	01:22.9
50	02:04.2	01:55.7	01:47.5	01:39.9	01:33.1	01:24.6
55	02:08.0	01:59.3	01:50.8	01:42.9	01:35.9	01:27.2
60	02:11.8	02:02.8	01:54.1	01:46.0	01:38.8	01:29.8
65	02:16.9	02:07.6	01:58.5	01:50.1	01:42.6	01:33.3
70	02:22.1	02:12.4	02:03.0	01:54.3	01:46.5	01:36.8
75	02:29.2	02:19.1	02:09.2	02:00.0	01:51.9	01:41.7
80	02:36.4	02:25.7	02:15.4	02:05.8	01:57.2	01:46.5
85	02:49.0	02:37.5	02:26.3	02:15.9	02:06.7	01:55.2
90	03:01.6	02:49.3	02:37.3	02:26.1	02:16.2	02:03.8

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	120	148	184	230	284	378
15	183	226	282	352	434	578
20	214	264	330	412	508	677
25	218	269	336	419	517	689
30	218	269	336	419	518	690
35	215	265	331	413	510	679
40	206	255	318	397	490	653
45	194	240	299	373	461	614
50	183	226	282	352	434	578
55	167	206	257	321	397	528
60	153	189	236	294	363	483
65	136	168	210	262	324	431
70	122	151	188	235	290	386
75	105	130	162	203	250	333
80	92	113	141	176	217	289
85	73	90	112	139	172	229
90	58	72	90	112	139	185

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	587	693	830	1002	1206	1560
15	825	987	1197	1460	1771	2313
20	942	1132	1378	1686	2050	2684
25	957	1149	1400	1713	2084	2730
30	958	1151	1402	1715	2087	2733
35	945	1135	1383	1691	2057	2693
40	913	1096	1334	1630	1982	2593
45	867	1039	1263	1542	1872	2447
50	825	987	1197	1460	1771	2313
55	765	913	1105	1345	1629	2124
60	712	847	1023	1243	1503	1956
65	649	770	927	1123	1355	1759
70	596	704	844	1020	1228	1589
75	533	626	747	899	1078	1390
80	481	562	667	799	954	1226
85	409	473	557	661	784	999
90	356	408	475	559	658	831

Female 1000m Rowing Times

A good 1000m time for a woman is 04:02.3. This is the average 1000m time across women of all ages. The fastest 1000m time rowed by a woman is 03:04.9.

Average 1000m row time by age and ability

Finish Time
500m Split
Power (Watts)
Calories (per hour)

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	05:20.7	04:53.1	04:26.7	04:02.7	03:41.8	03:23.5
15	05:18.1	04:50.7	04:24.5	04:00.7	03:40.0	03:21.8
20	04:57.1	04:31.5	04:07.0	03:44.8	03:25.4	03:08.5
25	04:53.9	04:28.6	04:04.4	03:42.4	03:23.3	03:06.5
30	05:01.3	04:35.4	04:10.6	03:48.0	03:28.4	03:11.2
35	05:01.3	04:35.3	04:10.5	03:48.0	03:28.3	03:11.2
40	05:01.2	04:35.3	04:10.5	03:47.9	03:28.3	03:11.1
45	05:05.6	04:39.2	04:14.1	03:51.2	03:31.3	03:13.9
50	05:16.5	04:49.2	04:23.2	03:59.5	03:38.9	03:20.8
55	05:27.3	04:59.1	04:32.2	04:07.7	03:46.3	03:27.7
60	05:38.1	05:08.9	04:41.1	04:15.8	03:53.8	03:34.5
65	05:50.6	05:20.4	04:51.5	04:25.3	04:02.4	03:42.5
70	06:03.1	05:31.8	05:02.0	04:34.8	04:11.1	03:50.4
75	06:25.0	05:51.9	05:20.2	04:51.3	04:26.2	04:04.3
80	06:46.9	06:11.9	05:38.4	05:07.9	04:41.4	04:18.2
85	08:04.7	07:23.0	06:43.1	06:06.8	05:35.2	05:07.6
90	09:22.5	08:34.0	07:47.7	07:05.6	06:29.0	05:56.9

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	02:40.4	02:26.6	02:13.4	02:01.3	01:50.9	01:41.7
15	02:39.1	02:25.4	02:12.3	02:00.4	01:50.0	01:40.9
20	02:28.5	02:15.7	02:03.5	01:52.4	01:42.7	01:34.2
25	02:27.0	02:14.3	02:02.2	01:51.2	01:41.6	01:33.2
30	02:30.7	02:17.7	02:05.3	01:54.0	01:44.2	01:35.6
35	02:30.6	02:17.7	02:05.3	01:54.0	01:44.2	01:35.6
40	02:30.6	02:17.6	02:05.2	01:54.0	01:44.1	01:35.6
45	02:32.8	02:19.6	02:07.0	01:55.6	01:45.6	01:36.9
50	02:38.3	02:24.6	02:11.6	01:59.7	01:49.4	01:40.4
55	02:43.7	02:29.6	02:16.1	02:03.8	01:53.2	01:43.8
60	02:49.0	02:34.5	02:20.6	02:07.9	01:56.9	01:47.2
65	02:55.3	02:40.2	02:25.8	02:12.6	02:01.2	01:51.2
70	03:01.6	02:45.9	02:31.0	02:17.4	02:05.5	01:55.2
75	03:12.5	02:55.9	02:40.1	02:25.7	02:13.1	02:02.2
80	03:23.5	03:05.9	02:49.2	02:34.0	02:20.7	02:09.1
85	04:02.4	03:41.5	03:21.5	03:03.4	02:47.6	02:33.8
90	04:41.2	04:17.0	03:53.9	03:32.8	03:14.5	02:58.5

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	85	111	148	196	257	332
15	87	114	151	201	263	340
20	107	140	186	246	323	418
25	110	144	192	254	333	432
30	102	134	178	236	309	401
35	102	134	178	236	310	401
40	102	134	178	236	310	401
45	98	129	171	227	297	384
50	88	116	154	204	267	346
55	80	105	139	184	241	313
60	72	95	126	167	219	284
65	65	85	113	150	197	254
70	58	77	102	135	177	229
75	49	64	85	113	148	192
80	42	54	72	96	126	163
85	25	32	43	57	74	96
90	16	21	27	36	48	62

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	414	513	650	832	1061	1345
15	422	523	664	850	1085	1376
20	496	621	794	1022	1310	1668
25	509	638	816	1053	1350	1720
30	480	599	764	984	1260	1603
35	480	599	765	984	1260	1604
40	480	600	765	985	1261	1605
45	464	578	737	947	1212	1541
50	427	530	673	862	1100	1396
55	395	488	617	788	1004	1271
60	367	452	569	724	920	1163
65	339	415	520	659	834	1052
70	314	383	477	603	760	956
75	279	336	416	521	653	817
80	251	299	366	455	567	707
85	187	216	255	308	374	457
90	154	172	197	231	273	326

What do the rowing abilities mean?

Beginner	Faster than 5% of rowers. A beginner rower has started rowing and has rowed for at least a month.
Novice	Faster than 20% of rowers. A novice rower has rowed regularly for at least six months.
Intermediate	Faster than 50% of rowers. An intermediate rower has rowed regularly for at least two years.
Advanced	Faster than 80% of rowers. An advanced rower has rowed for over five years.
Elite	Faster than 95% of rowers. An elite rower has dedicated over five years to become competitive at rowing.

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Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	120	148	184	230	284	378
15	183	226	282	352	434	578
20	214	264	330	412	508	677
25	218	269	336	419	517	689
30	218	269	336	419	518	690
35	215	265	331	413	510	679
40	206	255	318	397	490	653
45	194	240	299	373	461	614
50	183	226	282	352	434	578
55	167	206	257	321	397	528
60	153	189	236	294	363	483
65	136	168	210	262	324	431
70	122	151	188	235	290	386
75	105	130	162	203	250	333
80	92	113	141	176	217	289
85	73	90	112	139	172	229
90	58	72	90	112	139	185

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	85	111	148	196	257	332
15	87	114	151	201	263	340
20	107	140	186	246	323	418
25	110	144	192	254	333	432
30	102	134	178	236	309	401
35	102	134	178	236	310	401
40	102	134	178	236	310	401
45	98	129	171	227	297	384
50	88	116	154	204	267	346
55	80	105	139	184	241	313
60	72	95	126	167	219	284
65	65	85	113	150	197	254
70	58	77	102	135	177	229
75	49	64	85	113	148	192
80	42	54	72	96	126	163
85	25	32	43	57	74	96
90	16	21	27	36	48	62

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	120	148	184	230	284	378
15	183	226	282	352	434	578
20	214	264	330	412	508	677
25	218	269	336	419	517	689
30	218	269	336	419	518	690
35	215	265	331	413	510	679
40	206	255	318	397	490	653
45	194	240	299	373	461	614
50	183	226	282	352	434	578
55	167	206	257	321	397	528
60	153	189	236	294	363	483
65	136	168	210	262	324	431
70	122	151	188	235	290	386
75	105	130	162	203	250	333
80	92	113	141	176	217	289
85	73	90	112	139	172	229
90	58	72	90	112	139	185

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	85	111	148	196	257	332
15	87	114	151	201	263	340
20	107	140	186	246	323	418
25	110	144	192	254	333	432
30	102	134	178	236	309	401
35	102	134	178	236	310	401
40	102	134	178	236	310	401
45	98	129	171	227	297	384
50	88	116	154	204	267	346
55	80	105	139	184	241	313
60	72	95	126	167	219	284
65	65	85	113	150	197	254
70	58	77	102	135	177	229
75	49	64	85	113	148	192
80	42	54	72	96	126	163
85	25	32	43	57	74	96
90	16	21	27	36	48	62

1000m Row Times

Rowing Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good 1000m row time?

Male 1000m Rowing Times

Average 1000m row time by age and ability

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Average 1000m row time by age and ability

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Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	120	148	184	230	284	378
15	183	226	282	352	434	578
20	214	264	330	412	508	677
25	218	269	336	419	517	689
30	218	269	336	419	518	690
35	215	265	331	413	510	679
40	206	255	318	397	490	653
45	194	240	299	373	461	614
50	183	226	282	352	434	578
55	167	206	257	321	397	528
60	153	189	236	294	363	483
65	136	168	210	262	324	431
70	122	151	188	235	290	386
75	105	130	162	203	250	333
80	92	113	141	176	217	289
85	73	90	112	139	172	229
90	58	72	90	112	139	185

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	85	111	148	196	257	332
15	87	114	151	201	263	340
20	107	140	186	246	323	418
25	110	144	192	254	333	432
30	102	134	178	236	309	401
35	102	134	178	236	310	401
40	102	134	178	236	310	401
45	98	129	171	227	297	384
50	88	116	154	204	267	346
55	80	105	139	184	241	313
60	72	95	126	167	219	284
65	65	85	113	150	197	254
70	58	77	102	135	177	229
75	49	64	85	113	148	192
80	42	54	72	96	126	163
85	25	32	43	57	74	96
90	16	21	27	36	48	62