10 Minutes Standards

Rowing Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good distance for 10 minutes?

A good distance for 10 minutes is 2634 m. This is the average distance for 10 minutes across all ages and genders. The furthest distance for 10 minutes is 3354 m.

Male 10 Minutes Rowing Distances

A good distance for a man rowing for 10 minutes is 2719 m. This is the average distance for 10 minutes across men of all ages. The furthest distance rowed by a man for 10 minutes is 3354 m.

Average distance rowed for 10 minutes by age and ability

Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 1934 2053 2185 2327 2471 2696
15 2214 2350 2502 2664 2828 3086
20 2352 2496 2657 2829 3004 3278
25 2386 2532 2695 2870 3047 3325
30 2404 2551 2716 2891 3070 3350
35 2371 2516 2679 2852 3029 3305
40 2323 2466 2625 2795 2968 3238
45 2278 2418 2574 2740 2910 3175
50 2234 2371 2524 2688 2854 3114
55 2169 2302 2450 2609 2770 3023
60 2123 2253 2398 2553 2711 2958
65 2054 2179 2320 2470 2623 2862
70 1961 2081 2215 2359 2505 2733
75 1900 2017 2147 2286 2427 2648
80 1809 1920 2044 2177 2311 2522
85 1704 1809 1925 2050 2177 2375
90 1547 1642 1748 1861 1976 2156
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 02:35.1 02:26.1 02:17.3 02:08.9 02:01.4 01:51.3
15 02:15.5 02:07.7 01:59.9 01:52.6 01:46.1 01:37.2
20 02:07.5 02:00.2 01:52.9 01:46.0 01:39.9 01:31.5
25 02:05.7 01:58.5 01:51.3 01:44.5 01:38.4 01:30.2
30 02:04.8 01:57.6 01:50.5 01:43.8 01:37.7 01:29.6
35 02:06.5 01:59.2 01:52.0 01:45.2 01:39.1 01:30.8
40 02:09.1 02:01.7 01:54.3 01:47.3 01:41.1 01:32.6
45 02:11.7 02:04.1 01:56.6 01:49.5 01:43.1 01:34.5
50 02:14.3 02:06.5 01:58.9 01:51.6 01:45.1 01:36.3
55 02:18.3 02:10.3 02:02.4 01:55.0 01:48.3 01:39.2
60 02:21.3 02:13.2 02:05.1 01:57.5 01:50.6 01:41.4
65 02:26.1 02:17.6 02:09.3 02:01.4 01:54.4 01:44.8
70 02:33.0 02:24.2 02:15.4 02:07.2 01:59.8 01:49.8
75 02:37.9 02:28.8 02:19.7 02:11.2 02:03.6 01:53.3
80 02:45.8 02:36.2 02:26.7 02:17.8 02:09.8 01:59.0
85 02:56.0 02:45.9 02:35.8 02:26.3 02:17.8 02:06.3
90 03:13.9 03:02.7 02:51.7 02:41.2 02:31.8 02:19.1
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 94 112 135 163 195 254
15 141 168 203 245 293 381
20 169 202 243 294 352 457
25 176 210 254 306 367 477
30 180 215 260 313 375 487
35 173 207 249 301 360 468
40 163 194 234 283 339 440
45 153 183 221 267 319 415
50 145 173 208 252 301 391
55 132 158 191 230 276 358
60 124 148 179 216 258 336
65 112 134 162 195 234 304
70 98 117 141 170 204 265
75 89 106 128 155 185 241
80 77 92 111 134 160 208
85 64 77 93 112 134 174
90 48 57 69 84 100 130
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 489 558 645 751 872 1092
15 666 770 900 1059 1240 1571
20 771 895 1052 1242 1460 1856
25 799 928 1092 1290 1517 1931
30 814 946 1114 1316 1549 1971
35 787 914 1075 1269 1492 1898
40 748 868 1019 1202 1412 1794
45 713 826 968 1140 1338 1698
50 680 787 921 1084 1270 1610
55 634 731 854 1003 1174 1484
60 603 694 809 949 1109 1400
65 559 641 746 872 1017 1281
70 504 576 667 777 903 1133
75 471 536 619 719 834 1043
80 425 482 553 639 739 919
85 378 425 484 557 639 790
90 317 352 397 451 513 625

Female 10 Minutes Rowing Distances

A good distance for a woman rowing for 10 minutes is 2348 m. This is the average distance for 10 minutes across women of all ages. The furthest distance rowed by a woman for 10 minutes is 2959 m.

Average distance rowed for 10 minutes by age and ability

Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 1690 1840 2010 2194 2385 2533
15 1808 1969 2150 2348 2551 2710
20 1948 2121 2317 2530 2749 2920
25 1974 2149 2348 2563 2786 2959
30 1955 2128 2325 2538 2759 2930
35 1902 2070 2262 2469 2683 2850
40 1843 2007 2192 2393 2601 2762
45 1823 1985 2168 2367 2573 2732
50 1804 1964 2145 2342 2545 2703
55 1749 1904 2080 2271 2468 2622
60 1691 1841 2011 2195 2386 2534
65 1634 1779 1943 2121 2305 2449
70 1565 1704 1861 2032 2208 2345
75 1518 1653 1806 1972 2143 2276
80 1426 1553 1696 1852 2013 2138
85 1310 1426 1558 1701 1848 1963
90 1124 1223 1336 1459 1585 1684
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 02:57.5 02:43.1 02:29.3 02:16.7 02:05.8 01:58.5
15 02:45.9 02:32.4 02:19.5 02:07.8 01:57.6 01:50.7
20 02:34.0 02:21.4 02:09.5 01:58.6 01:49.1 01:42.7
25 02:32.0 02:19.6 02:07.8 01:57.0 01:47.7 01:41.4
30 02:33.5 02:21.0 02:09.0 01:58.2 01:48.8 01:42.4
35 02:37.8 02:24.9 02:12.6 02:01.5 01:51.8 01:45.3
40 02:42.8 02:29.5 02:16.9 02:05.4 01:55.4 01:48.6
45 02:44.5 02:31.1 02:18.4 02:06.7 01:56.6 01:49.8
50 02:46.3 02:32.8 02:19.8 02:08.1 01:57.9 01:51.0
55 02:51.5 02:37.5 02:24.2 02:12.1 02:01.5 01:54.4
60 02:57.5 02:43.0 02:29.2 02:16.7 02:05.8 01:58.4
65 03:03.6 02:48.7 02:34.4 02:21.4 02:10.1 02:02.5
70 03:11.7 02:56.1 02:41.2 02:27.6 02:15.9 02:07.9
75 03:17.6 03:01.5 02:46.1 02:32.2 02:20.0 02:11.8
80 03:30.3 03:13.2 02:56.9 02:42.0 02:29.1 02:20.3
85 03:49.0 03:30.4 03:12.6 02:56.4 02:42.3 02:32.8
90 04:27.0 04:05.3 03:44.5 03:25.6 03:09.2 02:58.2
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 63 81 105 137 176 211
15 77 99 129 168 215 258
20 96 124 161 210 269 323
25 100 129 168 218 280 336
30 97 125 163 212 272 326
35 89 115 150 195 250 300
40 81 105 137 178 228 273
45 79 101 132 172 221 264
50 76 98 128 167 214 256
55 69 90 117 152 195 234
60 63 81 105 137 176 211
65 57 73 95 124 159 190
70 50 64 84 109 140 167
75 45 59 76 99 127 153
80 38 49 63 82 106 127
85 29 38 49 64 82 98
90 18 24 31 40 52 62
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 330 398 491 610 756 887
15 383 467 580 726 905 1066
20 455 560 702 885 1108 1309
25 470 579 726 917 1149 1359
30 459 565 708 893 1119 1322
35 430 527 659 829 1037 1224
40 400 489 608 763 953 1123
45 390 476 592 742 925 1090
50 381 464 576 721 899 1059
55 356 431 534 666 828 974
60 330 399 491 611 757 888
65 307 369 452 560 692 811
70 281 336 409 504 620 724
75 265 315 382 468 574 669
80 236 277 333 404 492 571
85 204 236 279 335 403 464
90 163 184 211 246 289 327

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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