1 Minute Row Distances

Rowing Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good distance for 1 minute?

A good distance for 1 minute is 326m for men and 278m for women. This is the average 1 minute distance across all ages. Compare your distance by age and ability below.

Our rowing distance standards for 1 minute are based on 17,168 rowing results by Rowing Level users from 2021 to 2026. More...

How far should I be able to row in 1 minute?

For an intermediate rower, the average distance rowed in 1 minute is 326m for men and 278m for women.

Rowing LevelMaleFemale
Beginner265224
Novice298252
Intermediate326278
Advanced352302
Elite374322
WR435368

Distance: Metres covered in the selected time.

Rowing LevelMaleFemale
Beginner01:53.402:13.7
Novice01:40.801:58.8
Intermediate01:31.901:47.8
Advanced01:25.301:39.5
Elite01:20.301:33.1
WR01:09.001:21.5

500m: Average time per 500 metres, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss.s).

Rowing LevelMaleFemale
Beginner240146
Novice342208
Intermediate451279
Advanced564356
Elite677434
WR1067646

Watts: Average power output.

Rowing LevelMaleFemale
Beginner1125711
Novice1475924
Intermediate18501167
Advanced22391430
Elite26271700
WR39672428

Cal/hr: Average calorie burn per hour.

BeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite5%20%50%80%95%265298326352374Distance (m) - 1 min

Male 1 Minute Rowing Distances

A good distance for 1 minute is 326m for men. This is the average distance across all ages. The furthest distance for 1 minute is 435m for men.

Average distance rowed for 1 minute by age and ability

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
10196218237253267350
15241271298321342410
20261295324349372431
25264297326352374431
30265298326352374435
35265298326352374435
40264297326351373423
45262295323348370423
50257289317341363420
55249280307331352415
60239269295318338390
65230258283305324379
70220247271291309359
75210236258278295356
80200225246265281339
85186209229246261326
90162182199214227288

Distance: Metres covered in the selected time.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1002:32.802:17.602:06.801:58.601:52.401:25.7
1502:04.501:50.501:40.701:33.401:27.801:13.2
2001:54.901:41.901:32.701:25.901:20.801:09.6
2501:53.501:40.801:31.901:25.301:20.301:09.6
3001:53.401:40.801:31.901:25.301:20.301:09.0
3501:53.401:40.801:31.901:25.301:20.301:09.0
4001:53.501:40.901:32.001:25.401:20.301:10.9
4501:54.301:41.701:32.801:26.101:21.001:10.9
5001:56.801:43.801:34.701:27.901:22.701:11.4
5502:00.601:47.201:37.701:30.701:25.301:12.3
6002:05.401:51.501:41.701:34.401:28.801:16.9
6502:10.701:56.301:46.101:38.501:32.701:19.2
7002:16.502:01.501:50.901:43.001:37.001:23.6
7502:22.802:07.201:56.101:47.901:41.601:24.3
8002:30.002:13.602:02.001:53.401:46.801:28.5
8502:41.402:23.702:11.202:01.901:54.801:32.0
9003:04.902:44.902:30.802:20.202:12.201:44.2

500m: Average time per 500 metres, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss.s).

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1098134172210246556
15182259343430517893
202313314395526651038
252403414505646761038
302403424515646771067
352403424515646771067
40239341450563675981
45234333439548657981
50220313412516618960
55200284375469563927
60178253333416499769
65157223293367439706
70138195257321384600
75120170224279334585
80104147193240287505
8583118155193231449
905578102127151310

Watts: Average power output.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
10637762890102011462210
1592411911479177820763370
20109414381809219725843867
25112314731848223726253867
30112514751850223926273967
35112514751850223926273967
40112314721846223426203672
45110514441807218525593672
50105513741717207224253601
5598612771589191322353484
6091011681444173120162943
6583910651308156018092725
707739711183140216192361
757138851068125814462310
80657804962112512862036
8558670583296410951843
904905686517368201364

Cal/hr: Average calorie burn per hour.

Female 1 Minute Rowing Distances

A good distance for 1 minute is 278m for women. This is the average distance across all ages. The furthest distance for 1 minute is 368m for women.

Average distance rowed for 1 minute by age and ability

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
10180203223242259331
15205231256278298340
20222250276299320368
25224252278302322368
30224252278302322365
35224252278302322365
40224252278302322361
45222250275298319361
50215242266288308339
55207232256277296332
60197222244265283330
65188211233252270318
70178200221240257290
75168190210227243280
80157177196213228255
85143161178194208236
90124141156170183198

Distance: Metres covered in the selected time.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1002:46.702:28.102:14.302:03.801:55.801:30.6
1502:26.402:09.701:57.301:47.901:40.701:28.2
2002:15.202:00.001:48.701:40.201:33.601:21.5
2502:13.701:58.801:47.801:39.501:33.101:21.5
3002:13.701:58.801:47.801:39.501:33.101:22.2
3502:13.701:58.801:47.801:39.501:33.101:22.2
4002:13.701:58.801:47.801:39.501:33.101:23.1
4502:15.002:00.101:49.001:40.601:34.201:23.1
5002:19.202:04.001:52.601:44.001:37.401:28.5
5502:25.002:09.101:57.301:48.301:41.501:30.4
6002:32.102:15.302:02.901:53.401:46.201:30.9
6502:39.902:22.202:09.001:58.901:51.301:34.3
7002:48.602:29.702:15.702:05.101:56.901:43.4
7502:58.302:38.102:23.202:11.902:03.201:47.1
8003:10.802:49.102:33.002:20.802:11.501:57.6
8503:30.203:06.002:48.102:34.602:24.302:07.1
9004:01.403:32.903:11.902:56.102:44.002:31.5

500m: Average time per 500 metres, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss.s).

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1076108144184225470
15111161217279343509
20142203272348426646
25146208279356434646
30146208279356434630
35146208279356434630
40146208279356434610
45142202270344419610
50130184245311378505
55115163217275335474
6099141189240293466
6586122163208254417
7073104140179219316
756289119153187285
80507298125154215
8538547495117170
902536506479101

Watts: Average power output.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
104685787048419821823
15591760954116613861959
206949041144140416732428
257119241167143017002428
307119241167143017002374
357119241167143017002374
407119241167143017002304
456979021136139016492304
506548391049127615081943
55602766953115413591838
60550693856103312131809
6550262776992310811640
704595666898239601294
754205126177328511186
80381457544639736947
85337395461533608793
90293332378428480554

Cal/hr: Average calorie burn per hour.

What do the rowing standards mean?

Beginner Faster than 5% of rowers.
Novice Faster than 20% of rowers.
Intermediate Faster than 50% of rowers.
Advanced Faster than 80% of rowers.
Elite Faster than 95% of rowers.

Strength Level introduced these exact Beginner-to-Elite percentile boundaries in 2015. See how the standards evolved.

Data behind the rowing distance standards for 1 minute

Our rowing distance standards for 1 minute are based on results submitted by Rowing Level users. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community results 17,168
Community users 8,174
Data start
Data cutoff
Model generated

Qualifying results are retained after checks for implausible data, duplicates, and unusual or automated submission patterns. Learn more about qualifying results.

Previous standards ()

The old average distance for 1 minute was 304m across all ages and genders, 327m for men (now 0.1% slower) and 261m for women (now 6.7% faster).

LevelPreviousCurrentChange %
Beginner281m265m-6.0%
Novice303m298m-1.6%
Intermediate327m326m-0.1%
Advanced354m352m-0.6%
Elite382m374m-2.2%
LevelPreviousCurrentChange %
Beginner212m224m+6.0%
Novice234m252m+7.7%
Intermediate261m278m+6.7%
Advanced290m302m+4.1%
Elite320m322m+0.7%

We created these previous standards on and last updated them (see archive.org).

1 Minute World Records

Male 1 Minute World Records

RecordAge CategoryNameDistanceDateAgeSource
WR12 and UnderYaroslav Z350m28 Feb 202112C2
WR15-16Isaiah Harrison410m12 Apr 202016C2
WR19-29Phil Clapp431m7 Nov 201929C2
WR30-39Cameron Wharram435m18 Feb 202334C2
WR40-49Андрей Ганин423m10 Dec 202542C2
WR50-54Paul Jeffrey420m5 Nov 201753C2
WR55-59Paul Jeffrey415m19 Oct 201855C2
WR60-64Colin Cook390m10 Feb 202460C2
WR65-69Jeff Kyser379m28 Aug 202665C2
WR70-74Jeremy Martin359m26 Dec 202474C2
WR75-79Jeremy Martin356m19 Dec 202575C2
WR80-84Jan Otto Kristiansen339m25 May 202281C2
WR85-89Jan Otto Kristiansen326m30 Jun 202585C2
WR90-94Bob McBride288m1 Dec 202590C2

Female 1 Minute World Records

RecordAge CategoryNameDistanceDateAgeSource
WR12 and UnderDanielle Kaschula331m4 Jun 202012C2
WR15-16Annelise Hahl340m17 Mar 202316C2
WR19-29Vár Guriardóttir Hansen368m28 Feb 202624C2
WR30-39Elizabeth Gilmore365m9 Aug 202339C2
WR40-49Ella Fox361m6 Jun 202547C2
WR50-54Renāte Līne339m23 Jan 201750C2
WR55-59Anne Bourlioux332m1 Feb 201655C2
WR60-64Beth Burchill Fingland330m29 Aug 202660C2
WR65-69Sharon Anne Jones318m21 Feb 202665C2
WR70-74Barb McColl290m31 Jul 202070C2
WR75-79Roberta Gordon280m7 Jun 202678C2
WR80-84Diana Kornbrot255m12 Feb 202281C2
WR85-89Diana Kornbrot236m3 Sep 202686C2
WR90-94Karin Tetlow198m11 May 202690C2

References for WRs:

C2
Concept2. "Indoor rowing records." Accessed 14 Sep 2026. https://www.concept2.com/records.

More Times

1 Minute 5 Minutes 10 Minutes 20 Minutes 30 Minutes 40 Minutes 60 Minutes 90 Minutes
See All Rowing Standards

Rate Your Row

The Rowing Level Calculator can show your exact level of rowing performance at any age.

Calculate Rowing Performance

World Record