20 Minutes Standards

Rowing Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good distance for 20 minutes?

A good distance for 20 minutes is 5047 m. This is the average distance for 20 minutes across all ages and genders. The furthest distance for 20 minutes is 6434 m.

Male 20 Minutes Rowing Distances

A good distance for a man rowing for 20 minutes is 5168 m. This is the average distance for 20 minutes across men of all ages. The furthest distance rowed by a man for 20 minutes is 6434 m.

Average distance rowed for 20 minutes by age and ability

Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 3653 3884 4139 4409 4686 5152
15 4159 4422 4713 5021 5336 5867
20 4461 4743 5055 5385 5724 6293
25 4532 4819 5135 5471 5815 6393
30 4549 4837 5155 5492 5837 6418
35 4511 4797 5112 5446 5788 6364
40 4462 4744 5056 5386 5725 6294
45 4335 4610 4912 5234 5562 6116
50 4198 4463 4756 5068 5386 5922
55 4095 4355 4640 4944 5255 5777
60 3998 4251 4530 4826 5129 5640
65 3897 4143 4415 4704 5000 5497
70 3801 4041 4306 4588 4876 5361
75 3596 3824 4075 4341 4614 5073
80 3412 3628 3866 4119 4378 4814
85 3139 3338 3557 3789 4027 4428
90 2906 3090 3293 3508 3729 4099
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 02:44.3 02:34.5 02:25.0 02:16.1 02:08.0 01:56.5
15 02:24.3 02:15.7 02:07.3 01:59.5 01:52.4 01:42.3
20 02:14.5 02:06.5 01:58.7 01:51.4 01:44.8 01:35.3
25 02:12.4 02:04.5 01:56.8 01:49.7 01:43.2 01:33.9
30 02:11.9 02:04.0 01:56.4 01:49.2 01:42.8 01:33.5
35 02:13.0 02:05.1 01:57.4 01:50.2 01:43.7 01:34.3
40 02:14.5 02:06.5 01:58.7 01:51.4 01:44.8 01:35.3
45 02:18.4 02:10.2 02:02.1 01:54.6 01:47.9 01:38.1
50 02:22.9 02:14.4 02:06.1 01:58.4 01:51.4 01:41.3
55 02:26.5 02:17.8 02:09.3 02:01.4 01:54.2 01:43.9
60 02:30.1 02:21.1 02:12.5 02:04.3 01:57.0 01:46.4
65 02:34.0 02:24.8 02:15.9 02:07.5 02:00.0 01:49.2
70 02:37.9 02:28.5 02:19.3 02:10.8 02:03.0 01:51.9
75 02:46.9 02:36.9 02:27.3 02:18.2 02:10.0 01:58.3
80 02:55.8 02:45.4 02:35.2 02:25.6 02:17.0 02:04.6
85 03:11.1 02:59.8 02:48.7 02:38.3 02:29.0 02:15.5
90 03:26.5 03:14.2 03:02.2 02:51.0 02:40.9 02:26.4
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 79 95 115 139 167 222
15 117 140 170 205 246 327
20 144 173 209 253 304 404
25 151 181 219 265 319 423
30 153 183 222 268 322 428
35 149 179 216 262 314 418
40 144 173 209 253 304 404
45 132 159 192 232 279 371
50 120 144 174 211 253 336
55 111 134 162 196 235 312
60 104 124 151 182 219 291
65 96 115 139 169 203 269
70 89 107 129 156 188 250
75 75 91 110 133 159 212
80 64 77 94 113 136 181
85 50 60 73 88 106 141
90 40 48 58 70 84 112
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 433 493 569 659 764 971
15 575 664 775 908 1063 1368
20 678 787 924 1089 1280 1657
25 704 819 962 1135 1336 1730
30 711 827 972 1147 1350 1749
35 696 810 951 1122 1319 1709
40 678 788 924 1090 1281 1657
45 633 734 859 1011 1186 1532
50 587 679 793 930 1089 1403
55 555 640 746 873 1021 1313
60 526 605 703 822 960 1230
65 497 570 661 771 899 1149
70 471 539 623 725 844 1076
75 420 477 549 635 735 933
80 379 428 489 563 648 817
85 325 363 411 468 535 666
90 286 316 354 400 452 556

Female 20 Minutes Rowing Distances

A good distance for a woman rowing for 20 minutes is 4551 m. This is the average distance for 20 minutes across women of all ages. The furthest distance rowed by a woman for 20 minutes is 5913 m.

Average distance rowed for 20 minutes by age and ability

Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 3219 3499 3813 4148 4481 4954
15 3479 3782 4121 4483 4843 5354
20 3745 4072 4437 4827 5214 5764
25 3825 4159 4532 4930 5326 5888
30 3802 4133 4504 4899 5293 5851
35 3753 4080 4446 4837 5225 5776
40 3515 3822 4165 4530 4894 5410
45 3494 3798 4139 4503 4864 5378
50 3473 3776 4115 4476 4835 5346
55 3407 3704 4036 4391 4743 5244
60 3332 3623 3948 4294 4639 5129
65 3208 3487 3801 4134 4466 4938
70 3061 3327 3626 3944 4261 4711
75 2899 3152 3434 3736 4036 4462
80 2753 2993 3262 3548 3833 4238
85 2045 2223 2423 2636 2847 3148
90 1627 1768 1927 2096 2265 2504
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 03:06.4 02:51.5 02:37.4 02:24.7 02:13.9 02:01.1
15 02:52.5 02:38.7 02:25.6 02:13.8 02:03.9 01:52.1
20 02:40.2 02:27.4 02:15.2 02:04.3 01:55.1 01:44.1
25 02:36.8 02:24.3 02:12.4 02:01.7 01:52.7 01:41.9
30 02:37.8 02:25.2 02:13.2 02:02.5 01:53.4 01:42.5
35 02:39.9 02:27.1 02:14.9 02:04.1 01:54.8 01:43.9
40 02:50.7 02:37.0 02:24.1 02:12.4 02:02.6 01:50.9
45 02:51.7 02:38.0 02:24.9 02:13.2 02:03.3 01:51.6
50 02:52.8 02:38.9 02:25.8 02:14.1 02:04.1 01:52.2
55 02:56.1 02:42.0 02:28.7 02:16.7 02:06.5 01:54.4
60 03:00.1 02:45.6 02:32.0 02:19.7 02:09.3 01:57.0
65 03:07.0 02:52.0 02:37.9 02:25.1 02:14.3 02:01.5
70 03:16.0 03:00.3 02:45.5 02:32.1 02:20.8 02:07.4
75 03:27.0 03:10.4 02:54.7 02:40.6 02:28.7 02:14.5
80 03:37.9 03:20.4 03:03.9 02:49.1 02:36.5 02:21.6
85 04:53.4 04:29.9 04:07.6 03:47.6 03:30.7 03:10.6
90 06:08.8 05:39.3 05:11.3 04:46.2 04:24.9 03:59.6
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 54 69 90 116 146 197
15 68 88 113 146 184 249
20 85 109 142 182 230 310
25 91 117 151 194 245 331
30 89 114 148 191 240 325
35 86 110 142 183 231 312
40 70 90 117 151 190 257
45 69 89 115 148 187 252
50 68 87 113 145 183 248
55 64 82 107 137 173 234
60 60 77 100 128 162 219
65 53 69 89 114 144 195
70 46 60 77 99 125 169
75 39 51 66 84 107 144
80 34 43 56 72 91 123
85 14 18 23 30 37 51
90 7 9 12 15 19 25
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 298 356 433 530 643 836
15 351 424 521 644 787 1031
20 415 506 627 780 959 1263
25 436 533 662 825 1016 1340
30 430 525 652 812 999 1317
35 417 509 631 785 965 1270
40 359 435 535 662 809 1061
45 355 429 527 651 797 1043
50 350 423 519 641 784 1026
55 336 404 495 611 745 974
60 320 384 470 578 703 917
65 296 353 429 525 638 829
70 269 319 385 469 566 732
75 243 285 341 412 495 636
80 222 258 306 367 438 559
85 146 161 181 206 235 285
90 121 128 138 150 165 190

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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