100m Row Times

Rowing Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good 100m row time?

A good 100m time is 17.8. This is the average 100m time across all ages and genders. The fastest 100m time is 12.6.

Male 100m Rowing Times

A good 100m time for a man is 16.5. This is the average 100m time across men of all ages. The fastest 100m time rowed by a man is 12.6.

Average 100m row time by age and ability

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1024.022.320.719.217.915.8
1521.319.818.417.115.914.1
2019.918.517.215.914.813.1
2519.618.216.915.714.612.9
3019.318.016.715.414.412.7
3519.217.816.515.314.312.6
4019.418.016.715.514.412.8
4519.618.216.915.714.612.9
5019.818.417.115.814.713.0
5520.018.717.316.014.913.2
6020.919.418.016.715.613.8
6521.720.218.817.416.214.3
7022.621.119.518.116.914.9
7523.521.920.318.817.515.5
8024.723.021.319.818.416.3
8527.525.623.722.020.518.1
9030.228.126.124.222.519.9
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1001:59.801:51.501:43.501:36.001:29.301:19.0
1501:46.601:39.201:32.001:25.301:19.401:10.3
2001:39.401:32.601:25.901:19.601:14.101:05.6
2501:37.801:31.001:24.401:18.301:12.901:04.4
3001:36.401:29.801:23.301:17.201:11.901:03.6
3501:35.801:29.201:22.701:16.701:11.401:03.1
4001:36.901:30.201:23.701:17.601:12.201:03.9
4501:38.001:31.201:24.601:18.501:13.001:04.6
5001:38.801:31.901:25.301:19.101:13.601:05.1
5501:40.201:33.301:26.501:20.201:14.701:06.1
6001:44.401:37.201:30.101:23.601:17.801:08.8
6501:48.701:41.201:33.901:27.101:21.001:11.7
7001:53.101:45.301:37.701:30.601:24.301:14.6
7501:57.601:49.401:41.501:34.101:27.601:17.5
8002:03.601:55.101:46.701:39.001:32.101:21.5
8502:17.402:07.901:58.601:50.001:42.401:30.6
9002:31.202:20.702:10.502:01.101:52.701:39.7
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
10203252316396491710
152893594495636991010
203564415536938601242
253754655827309051308
303904846077609431362
353984946197759621390
403844775977489281341
453724615787248981298
503634515657088781269
553484315416788401214
603073814785997431073
65272338423531658951
70242300376471584844
75215267335420520752
80185230288361447647
85135167210263326471
90101126157197245353
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1090210861326162819862809
15122514871829225727673938
20147617982219274633734814
25154718862329288435445060
30160619592420299836865266
35163519952466305637585369
40158319312385295436325187
45153718732313286435195025
50150518332263280134424913
55144617612172268733004709
60129415721935239129334177
65116214081730213426143717
70104612651550190823343313
7594711421397171620952967
8083310011220149418212571
85644766925112513631909
9051760972987810571467

Female 100m Rowing Times

A good 100m time for a woman is 21.0. This is the average 100m time across women of all ages. The fastest 100m time rowed by a woman is 15.1.

Average 100m row time by age and ability

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1030.627.324.321.719.417.5
1528.925.923.020.518.316.5
2027.925.022.219.817.716.0
2527.524.621.919.517.415.7
3026.924.121.419.117.015.4
3526.623.821.218.816.915.2
4027.824.822.119.717.615.9
4527.524.621.919.517.415.8
5027.324.421.719.317.315.6
5527.724.822.119.717.615.9
6031.127.824.822.019.717.8
6532.629.226.023.120.718.7
7033.730.126.823.921.319.3
7535.731.928.425.322.620.4
8037.933.930.226.924.021.7
8548.743.638.834.530.927.9
9059.653.347.442.237.834.1
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1002:32.802:16.702:01.701:48.301:36.901:27.5
1502:24.502:09.301:55.101:42.401:31.601:22.7
2002:19.402:04.801:51.001:38.801:28.401:19.8
2502:17.502:03.001:49.501:37.401:27.101:18.7
3002:14.502:00.301:47.101:35.301:25.201:17.0
3502:13.001:59.001:45.901:34.201:24.301:16.2
4002:18.902:04.201:50.501:38.401:28.001:19.5
4502:17.602:03.101:49.601:37.501:27.201:18.8
5002:16.402:02.001:48.601:36.601:26.401:18.1
5502:18.702:04.101:50.401:38.301:27.901:19.4
6002:35.602:19.202:03.901:50.201:38.601:29.1
6502:43.102:26.002:09.901:55.601:43.401:33.4
7002:48.402:30.602:14.001:59.301:46.701:36.4
7502:58.402:39.602:22.002:06.401:53.001:42.1
8003:09.502:49.502:30.902:14.302:00.101:48.5
8504:03.703:38.103:14.002:52.702:34.502:19.5
9004:58.004:26.603:57.203:31.103:08.802:50.6
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1098137194276385522
15116162230326455618
20129180256363507688
25135188267379529717
30144201285405565767
35149208295418584792
40131183259368514697
45134188266378528716
50138193274388542736
55131183260369515698
6093130184261365495
6581113160227317430
7073102145206288391
756286122174242329
805172102145202274
852434486895129
90131826375271
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
10463610826113315452062
15531704959132218092420
205807731058146120042685
256018021099152020862796
306368511168161822232981
356548761204166922933077
405867821070147920282717
456008011097151720812789
506148201124155621362864
555887841072148320332724
60444583788107914691959
6539851869694812871712
7037048064187111791565
7532741955574810071332
802883654786398551126
85185221275350452579
90144164193234290360

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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