1 Minute Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good distance for 1 minute?

A good distance for 1 minute is 304 m. This is the average distance for 1 minute across all ages and genders. The furthest distance for 1 minute is 426 m.

Male 1 Minute Rowing Distances

A good distance for a man rowing for 1 minute is 327 m. This is the average distance for 1 minute across men of all ages. The furthest distance rowed by a man for 1 minute is 426 m.

Average distance rowed for 1 minute by age and ability

Distance
500m Split
Power (Watts)
Calories (per hour)

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	224	237	256	277	299	333
15	252	277	299	324	350	389
20	270	293	317	343	371	412
25	275	298	322	349	377	420
30	279	303	327	354	382	426
35	281	300	324	351	379	422
40	277	289	313	338	366	407
45	274	289	313	338	366	407
50	272	289	313	338	366	407
55	268	284	307	332	359	400
60	258	261	282	305	330	367
65	247	252	272	294	318	354
70	238	243	262	284	307	341
75	229	231	250	271	292	325
80	218	221	239	258	279	311
85	196	202	218	236	255	283
90	178	185	200	216	234	260

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	02:13.7	02:06.7	01:57.3	01:48.4	01:40.3	01:30.1
15	01:58.9	01:48.4	01:40.4	01:32.7	01:25.8	01:17.1
20	01:50.9	01:42.3	01:34.7	01:27.5	01:21.0	01:12.8
25	01:49.0	01:40.5	01:33.1	01:26.0	01:19.6	01:11.5
30	01:47.6	01:39.1	01:31.8	01:24.8	01:18.5	01:10.5
35	01:46.9	01:39.9	01:32.5	01:25.4	01:19.1	01:11.0
40	01:48.1	01:43.6	01:35.9	01:28.6	01:22.0	01:13.7
45	01:49.3	01:43.6	01:35.9	01:28.6	01:22.0	01:13.7
50	01:50.2	01:43.6	01:35.9	01:28.6	01:22.0	01:13.7
55	01:51.8	01:45.5	01:37.7	01:30.2	01:23.5	01:15.0
60	01:56.5	01:54.9	01:46.3	01:38.3	01:30.9	01:21.7
65	02:01.3	01:59.2	01:50.4	01:42.0	01:34.4	01:24.8
70	02:06.2	02:03.6	01:54.4	01:45.7	01:37.8	01:27.9
75	02:11.1	02:09.7	02:00.0	01:50.9	01:42.6	01:32.2
80	02:17.9	02:15.7	02:05.6	01:56.1	01:47.4	01:36.5
85	02:33.3	02:28.9	02:17.8	02:07.3	01:57.8	01:45.9
90	02:48.7	02:42.0	02:30.0	02:18.6	02:08.2	01:55.2

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	147	172	217	275	347	479
15	208	275	346	439	554	764
20	256	327	412	523	659	909
25	270	344	434	550	694	958
30	281	359	453	574	724	999
35	287	351	443	561	708	977
40	277	314	396	503	634	874
45	268	314	396	503	634	874
50	262	314	396	503	634	874
55	251	298	376	476	601	829
60	222	231	291	369	465	642
65	196	206	260	330	416	574
70	174	185	234	296	374	515
75	155	161	202	257	324	447
80	133	140	177	224	282	389
85	97	106	134	170	214	295
90	73	82	104	132	166	229

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	688	784	953	1172	1443	1938
15	921	1170	1440	1789	2222	3012
20	1102	1367	1688	2104	2619	3559
25	1153	1433	1771	2209	2751	3742
30	1195	1489	1842	2298	2864	3897
35	1216	1458	1803	2250	2803	3813
40	1179	1320	1629	2029	2524	3428
45	1145	1320	1629	2029	2524	3428
50	1122	1320	1629	2029	2524	3428
55	1080	1258	1551	1929	2399	3256
60	970	1005	1232	1525	1889	2553
65	875	913	1116	1378	1704	2297
70	792	834	1016	1252	1544	2077
75	721	741	899	1103	1356	1818
80	639	663	801	979	1200	1603
85	502	536	640	775	942	1247
90	411	446	527	631	761	998

Female 1 Minute Rowing Distances

A good distance for a woman rowing for 1 minute is 261 m. This is the average distance for 1 minute across women of all ages. The furthest distance rowed by a woman for 1 minute is 355 m.

Average distance rowed for 1 minute by age and ability

Distance
500m Split
Power (Watts)
Calories (per hour)

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	183	202	225	250	272	302
15	193	214	238	264	297	329
20	200	222	247	274	318	353
25	203	225	250	278	319	354
30	208	230	256	284	314	348
35	210	232	258	287	312	346
40	201	223	248	275	317	352
45	203	225	250	278	313	347
50	205	227	252	280	296	329
55	201	223	248	275	287	319
60	179	199	221	246	274	304
65	171	189	211	234	258	286
70	166	184	204	227	244	270
75	157	173	193	214	232	258
80	147	163	181	202	222	246
85	115	127	141	157	189	210
90	94	104	115	128	165	183

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	02:44.3	02:28.3	02:13.3	02:00.0	01:50.2	01:39.3
15	02:35.3	02:20.3	02:06.1	01:53.5	01:41.1	01:31.1
20	02:29.9	02:15.3	02:01.6	01:49.5	01:34.4	01:25.1
25	02:27.8	02:13.4	01:59.9	01:47.9	01:34.0	01:24.8
30	02:24.5	02:10.5	01:57.3	01:45.6	01:35.6	01:26.2
35	02:23.0	02:09.1	01:56.1	01:44.4	01:36.2	01:26.8
40	02:29.2	02:14.8	02:01.1	01:49.0	01:34.7	01:25.3
45	02:27.9	02:13.5	02:00.0	01:48.0	01:35.9	01:26.4
50	02:26.6	02:12.3	01:59.0	01:47.0	01:41.2	01:31.2
55	02:29.1	02:14.6	02:01.0	01:48.9	01:44.4	01:34.1
60	02:47.2	02:31.0	02:15.7	02:02.1	01:49.5	01:38.7
65	02:55.3	02:38.3	02:22.3	02:08.1	01:56.3	01:44.8
70	03:01.0	02:43.4	02:26.9	02:12.2	02:03.1	01:51.0
75	03:11.7	02:53.1	02:35.6	02:20.0	02:09.2	01:56.4
80	03:23.7	03:03.9	02:45.3	02:28.8	02:15.2	02:01.9
85	04:22.0	03:56.5	03:32.6	03:11.3	02:38.4	02:22.7
90	05:20.2	04:49.2	04:19.9	03:53.9	03:01.5	02:43.6

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	79	107	148	203	262	358
15	93	127	175	240	339	463
20	104	141	194	267	416	568
25	108	147	203	278	421	575
30	116	157	217	297	400	547
35	120	163	224	307	393	536
40	105	143	197	270	412	563
45	108	147	202	278	397	542
50	111	151	208	285	338	461
55	106	143	197	271	308	420
60	75	102	140	192	267	364
65	65	88	121	167	222	304
70	59	80	110	152	187	256
75	50	67	93	128	162	222
80	41	56	77	106	142	193
85	19	26	36	50	88	120
90	11	14	20	27	59	80

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	392	498	650	858	1080	1441
15	446	572	752	997	1371	1838
20	486	626	827	1099	1661	2233
25	503	649	858	1143	1680	2259
30	531	687	910	1214	1602	2152
35	545	707	937	1252	1572	2112
40	491	633	836	1112	1647	2214
45	502	648	856	1140	1590	2137
50	513	663	877	1169	1366	1831
55	492	634	838	1115	1253	1676
60	376	477	621	818	1098	1465
65	339	426	552	722	932	1238
70	317	396	510	665	800	1058
75	281	348	444	575	706	929
80	250	306	386	495	627	822
85	168	194	231	282	426	547
90	134	149	169	197	315	395

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	224	237	256	277	299	333
15	252	277	299	324	350	389
20	270	293	317	343	371	412
25	275	298	322	349	377	420
30	279	303	327	354	382	426
35	281	300	324	351	379	422
40	277	289	313	338	366	407
45	274	289	313	338	366	407
50	272	289	313	338	366	407
55	268	284	307	332	359	400
60	258	261	282	305	330	367
65	247	252	272	294	318	354
70	238	243	262	284	307	341
75	229	231	250	271	292	325
80	218	221	239	258	279	311
85	196	202	218	236	255	283
90	178	185	200	216	234	260

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	147	172	217	275	347	479
15	208	275	346	439	554	764
20	256	327	412	523	659	909
25	270	344	434	550	694	958
30	281	359	453	574	724	999
35	287	351	443	561	708	977
40	277	314	396	503	634	874
45	268	314	396	503	634	874
50	262	314	396	503	634	874
55	251	298	376	476	601	829
60	222	231	291	369	465	642
65	196	206	260	330	416	574
70	174	185	234	296	374	515
75	155	161	202	257	324	447
80	133	140	177	224	282	389
85	97	106	134	170	214	295
90	73	82	104	132	166	229

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	183	202	225	250	272	302
15	193	214	238	264	297	329
20	200	222	247	274	318	353
25	203	225	250	278	319	354
30	208	230	256	284	314	348
35	210	232	258	287	312	346
40	201	223	248	275	317	352
45	203	225	250	278	313	347
50	205	227	252	280	296	329
55	201	223	248	275	287	319
60	179	199	221	246	274	304
65	171	189	211	234	258	286
70	166	184	204	227	244	270
75	157	173	193	214	232	258
80	147	163	181	202	222	246
85	115	127	141	157	189	210
90	94	104	115	128	165	183

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	79	107	148	203	262	358
15	93	127	175	240	339	463
20	104	141	194	267	416	568
25	108	147	203	278	421	575
30	116	157	217	297	400	547
35	120	163	224	307	393	536
40	105	143	197	270	412	563
45	108	147	202	278	397	542
50	111	151	208	285	338	461
55	106	143	197	271	308	420
60	75	102	140	192	267	364
65	65	88	121	167	222	304
70	59	80	110	152	187	256
75	50	67	93	128	162	222
80	41	56	77	106	142	193
85	19	26	36	50	88	120
90	11	14	20	27	59	80

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	224	237	256	277	299	333
15	252	277	299	324	350	389
20	270	293	317	343	371	412
25	275	298	322	349	377	420
30	279	303	327	354	382	426
35	281	300	324	351	379	422
40	277	289	313	338	366	407
45	274	289	313	338	366	407
50	272	289	313	338	366	407
55	268	284	307	332	359	400
60	258	261	282	305	330	367
65	247	252	272	294	318	354
70	238	243	262	284	307	341
75	229	231	250	271	292	325
80	218	221	239	258	279	311
85	196	202	218	236	255	283
90	178	185	200	216	234	260

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	147	172	217	275	347	479
15	208	275	346	439	554	764
20	256	327	412	523	659	909
25	270	344	434	550	694	958
30	281	359	453	574	724	999
35	287	351	443	561	708	977
40	277	314	396	503	634	874
45	268	314	396	503	634	874
50	262	314	396	503	634	874
55	251	298	376	476	601	829
60	222	231	291	369	465	642
65	196	206	260	330	416	574
70	174	185	234	296	374	515
75	155	161	202	257	324	447
80	133	140	177	224	282	389
85	97	106	134	170	214	295
90	73	82	104	132	166	229

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	183	202	225	250	272	302
15	193	214	238	264	297	329
20	200	222	247	274	318	353
25	203	225	250	278	319	354
30	208	230	256	284	314	348
35	210	232	258	287	312	346
40	201	223	248	275	317	352
45	203	225	250	278	313	347
50	205	227	252	280	296	329
55	201	223	248	275	287	319
60	179	199	221	246	274	304
65	171	189	211	234	258	286
70	166	184	204	227	244	270
75	157	173	193	214	232	258
80	147	163	181	202	222	246
85	115	127	141	157	189	210
90	94	104	115	128	165	183

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	79	107	148	203	262	358
15	93	127	175	240	339	463
20	104	141	194	267	416	568
25	108	147	203	278	421	575
30	116	157	217	297	400	547
35	120	163	224	307	393	536
40	105	143	197	270	412	563
45	108	147	202	278	397	542
50	111	151	208	285	338	461
55	106	143	197	271	308	420
60	75	102	140	192	267	364
65	65	88	121	167	222	304
70	59	80	110	152	187	256
75	50	67	93	128	162	222
80	41	56	77	106	142	193
85	19	26	36	50	88	120
90	11	14	20	27	59	80

1 Minute Standards

Rowing Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good distance for 1 minute?

Male 1 Minute Rowing Distances

Average distance rowed for 1 minute by age and ability

Female 1 Minute Rowing Distances

Average distance rowed for 1 minute by age and ability

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Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	224	237	256	277	299	333
15	252	277	299	324	350	389
20	270	293	317	343	371	412
25	275	298	322	349	377	420
30	279	303	327	354	382	426
35	281	300	324	351	379	422
40	277	289	313	338	366	407
45	274	289	313	338	366	407
50	272	289	313	338	366	407
55	268	284	307	332	359	400
60	258	261	282	305	330	367
65	247	252	272	294	318	354
70	238	243	262	284	307	341
75	229	231	250	271	292	325
80	218	221	239	258	279	311
85	196	202	218	236	255	283
90	178	185	200	216	234	260

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	147	172	217	275	347	479
15	208	275	346	439	554	764
20	256	327	412	523	659	909
25	270	344	434	550	694	958
30	281	359	453	574	724	999
35	287	351	443	561	708	977
40	277	314	396	503	634	874
45	268	314	396	503	634	874
50	262	314	396	503	634	874
55	251	298	376	476	601	829
60	222	231	291	369	465	642
65	196	206	260	330	416	574
70	174	185	234	296	374	515
75	155	161	202	257	324	447
80	133	140	177	224	282	389
85	97	106	134	170	214	295
90	73	82	104	132	166	229

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	183	202	225	250	272	302
15	193	214	238	264	297	329
20	200	222	247	274	318	353
25	203	225	250	278	319	354
30	208	230	256	284	314	348
35	210	232	258	287	312	346
40	201	223	248	275	317	352
45	203	225	250	278	313	347
50	205	227	252	280	296	329
55	201	223	248	275	287	319
60	179	199	221	246	274	304
65	171	189	211	234	258	286
70	166	184	204	227	244	270
75	157	173	193	214	232	258
80	147	163	181	202	222	246
85	115	127	141	157	189	210
90	94	104	115	128	165	183

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	79	107	148	203	262	358
15	93	127	175	240	339	463
20	104	141	194	267	416	568
25	108	147	203	278	421	575
30	116	157	217	297	400	547
35	120	163	224	307	393	536
40	105	143	197	270	412	563
45	108	147	202	278	397	542
50	111	151	208	285	338	461
55	106	143	197	271	308	420
60	75	102	140	192	267	364
65	65	88	121	167	222	304
70	59	80	110	152	187	256
75	50	67	93	128	162	222
80	41	56	77	106	142	193
85	19	26	36	50	88	120
90	11	14	20	27	59	80