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

Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 24.0 22.3 20.7 19.2 17.9 15.8
15 21.3 19.8 18.4 17.1 15.9 14.1
20 19.9 18.5 17.2 15.9 14.8 13.1
25 19.6 18.2 16.9 15.7 14.6 12.9
30 19.3 18.0 16.7 15.4 14.4 12.7
35 19.2 17.8 16.5 15.3 14.3 12.6
40 19.4 18.0 16.7 15.5 14.4 12.8
45 19.6 18.2 16.9 15.7 14.6 12.9
50 19.8 18.4 17.1 15.8 14.7 13.0
55 20.0 18.7 17.3 16.0 14.9 13.2
60 20.9 19.4 18.0 16.7 15.6 13.8
65 21.7 20.2 18.8 17.4 16.2 14.3
70 22.6 21.1 19.5 18.1 16.9 14.9
75 23.5 21.9 20.3 18.8 17.5 15.5
80 24.7 23.0 21.3 19.8 18.4 16.3
85 27.5 25.6 23.7 22.0 20.5 18.1
90 30.2 28.1 26.1 24.2 22.5 19.9
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 01:59.8 01:51.5 01:43.5 01:36.0 01:29.3 01:19.0
15 01:46.6 01:39.2 01:32.0 01:25.3 01:19.4 01:10.3
20 01:39.4 01:32.6 01:25.9 01:19.6 01:14.1 01:05.6
25 01:37.8 01:31.0 01:24.4 01:18.3 01:12.9 01:04.4
30 01:36.4 01:29.8 01:23.3 01:17.2 01:11.9 01:03.6
35 01:35.8 01:29.2 01:22.7 01:16.7 01:11.4 01:03.1
40 01:36.9 01:30.2 01:23.7 01:17.6 01:12.2 01:03.9
45 01:38.0 01:31.2 01:24.6 01:18.5 01:13.0 01:04.6
50 01:38.8 01:31.9 01:25.3 01:19.1 01:13.6 01:05.1
55 01:40.2 01:33.3 01:26.5 01:20.2 01:14.7 01:06.1
60 01:44.4 01:37.2 01:30.1 01:23.6 01:17.8 01:08.8
65 01:48.7 01:41.2 01:33.9 01:27.1 01:21.0 01:11.7
70 01:53.1 01:45.3 01:37.7 01:30.6 01:24.3 01:14.6
75 01:57.6 01:49.4 01:41.5 01:34.1 01:27.6 01:17.5
80 02:03.6 01:55.1 01:46.7 01:39.0 01:32.1 01:21.5
85 02:17.4 02:07.9 01:58.6 01:50.0 01:42.4 01:30.6
90 02:31.2 02:20.7 02:10.5 02:01.1 01:52.7 01:39.7
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 203 252 316 396 491 710
15 289 359 449 563 699 1010
20 356 441 553 693 860 1242
25 375 465 582 730 905 1308
30 390 484 607 760 943 1362
35 398 494 619 775 962 1390
40 384 477 597 748 928 1341
45 372 461 578 724 898 1298
50 363 451 565 708 878 1269
55 348 431 541 678 840 1214
60 307 381 478 599 743 1073
65 272 338 423 531 658 951
70 242 300 376 471 584 844
75 215 267 335 420 520 752
80 185 230 288 361 447 647
85 135 167 210 263 326 471
90 101 126 157 197 245 353
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 902 1086 1326 1628 1986 2809
15 1225 1487 1829 2257 2767 3938
20 1476 1798 2219 2746 3373 4814
25 1547 1886 2329 2884 3544 5060
30 1606 1959 2420 2998 3686 5266
35 1635 1995 2466 3056 3758 5369
40 1583 1931 2385 2954 3632 5187
45 1537 1873 2313 2864 3519 5025
50 1505 1833 2263 2801 3442 4913
55 1446 1761 2172 2687 3300 4709
60 1294 1572 1935 2391 2933 4177
65 1162 1408 1730 2134 2614 3717
70 1046 1265 1550 1908 2334 3313
75 947 1142 1397 1716 2095 2967
80 833 1001 1220 1494 1821 2571
85 644 766 925 1125 1363 1909
90 517 609 729 878 1057 1467

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

Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 30.6 27.3 24.3 21.7 19.4 17.5
15 28.9 25.9 23.0 20.5 18.3 16.5
20 27.9 25.0 22.2 19.8 17.7 16.0
25 27.5 24.6 21.9 19.5 17.4 15.7
30 26.9 24.1 21.4 19.1 17.0 15.4
35 26.6 23.8 21.2 18.8 16.9 15.2
40 27.8 24.8 22.1 19.7 17.6 15.9
45 27.5 24.6 21.9 19.5 17.4 15.8
50 27.3 24.4 21.7 19.3 17.3 15.6
55 27.7 24.8 22.1 19.7 17.6 15.9
60 31.1 27.8 24.8 22.0 19.7 17.8
65 32.6 29.2 26.0 23.1 20.7 18.7
70 33.7 30.1 26.8 23.9 21.3 19.3
75 35.7 31.9 28.4 25.3 22.6 20.4
80 37.9 33.9 30.2 26.9 24.0 21.7
85 48.7 43.6 38.8 34.5 30.9 27.9
90 59.6 53.3 47.4 42.2 37.8 34.1
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 02:32.8 02:16.7 02:01.7 01:48.3 01:36.9 01:27.5
15 02:24.5 02:09.3 01:55.1 01:42.4 01:31.6 01:22.7
20 02:19.4 02:04.8 01:51.0 01:38.8 01:28.4 01:19.8
25 02:17.5 02:03.0 01:49.5 01:37.4 01:27.1 01:18.7
30 02:14.5 02:00.3 01:47.1 01:35.3 01:25.2 01:17.0
35 02:13.0 01:59.0 01:45.9 01:34.2 01:24.3 01:16.2
40 02:18.9 02:04.2 01:50.5 01:38.4 01:28.0 01:19.5
45 02:17.6 02:03.1 01:49.6 01:37.5 01:27.2 01:18.8
50 02:16.4 02:02.0 01:48.6 01:36.6 01:26.4 01:18.1
55 02:18.7 02:04.1 01:50.4 01:38.3 01:27.9 01:19.4
60 02:35.6 02:19.2 02:03.9 01:50.2 01:38.6 01:29.1
65 02:43.1 02:26.0 02:09.9 01:55.6 01:43.4 01:33.4
70 02:48.4 02:30.6 02:14.0 01:59.3 01:46.7 01:36.4
75 02:58.4 02:39.6 02:22.0 02:06.4 01:53.0 01:42.1
80 03:09.5 02:49.5 02:30.9 02:14.3 02:00.1 01:48.5
85 04:03.7 03:38.1 03:14.0 02:52.7 02:34.5 02:19.5
90 04:58.0 04:26.6 03:57.2 03:31.1 03:08.8 02:50.6
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 98 137 194 276 385 522
15 116 162 230 326 455 618
20 129 180 256 363 507 688
25 135 188 267 379 529 717
30 144 201 285 405 565 767
35 149 208 295 418 584 792
40 131 183 259 368 514 697
45 134 188 266 378 528 716
50 138 193 274 388 542 736
55 131 183 260 369 515 698
60 93 130 184 261 365 495
65 81 113 160 227 317 430
70 73 102 145 206 288 391
75 62 86 122 174 242 329
80 51 72 102 145 202 274
85 24 34 48 68 95 129
90 13 18 26 37 52 71
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 463 610 826 1133 1545 2062
15 531 704 959 1322 1809 2420
20 580 773 1058 1461 2004 2685
25 601 802 1099 1520 2086 2796
30 636 851 1168 1618 2223 2981
35 654 876 1204 1669 2293 3077
40 586 782 1070 1479 2028 2717
45 600 801 1097 1517 2081 2789
50 614 820 1124 1556 2136 2864
55 588 784 1072 1483 2033 2724
60 444 583 788 1079 1469 1959
65 398 518 696 948 1287 1712
70 370 480 641 871 1179 1565
75 327 419 555 748 1007 1332
80 288 365 478 639 855 1126
85 185 221 275 350 452 579
90 144 164 193 234 290 360

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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