40 Minutes Standards

Rowing Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good distance for 40 minutes?

A good distance for 40 minutes is 9825 m. This is the average distance for 40 minutes across all ages and genders. The furthest distance for 40 minutes is 12524 m.

Male 40 Minutes Rowing Distances

A good distance for a man rowing for 40 minutes is 9997 m. This is the average distance for 40 minutes across men of all ages. The furthest distance rowed by a man for 40 minutes is 12524 m.

Average distance rowed for 40 minutes by age and ability

Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 6871 7316 7819 8353 8894 9795
15 8117 8644 9237 9868 10507 11572
20 8468 9018 9637 10295 10962 12073
25 8629 9189 9820 10491 11170 12303
30 8749 9317 9956 10636 11325 12473
35 8699 9264 9899 10576 11260 12402
40 8560 9116 9742 10407 11081 12204
45 8426 8973 9589 10244 10907 12013
50 8204 8737 9336 9974 10620 11697
55 8022 8543 9129 9753 10384 11437
60 7848 8357 8931 9541 10159 11189
65 7612 8106 8662 9254 9853 10852
70 7389 7869 8409 8983 9565 10535
75 7022 7478 7991 8537 9089 10011
80 6689 7124 7612 8133 8659 9537
85 6128 6525 6973 7450 7932 8736
90 5653 6020 6433 6872 7317 8059
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 02:54.7 02:44.0 02:33.5 02:23.7 02:14.9 02:02.5
15 02:27.8 02:18.8 02:09.9 02:01.6 01:54.2 01:43.7
20 02:21.7 02:13.1 02:04.5 01:56.6 01:49.5 01:39.4
25 02:19.1 02:10.6 02:02.2 01:54.4 01:47.4 01:37.5
30 02:17.2 02:08.8 02:00.5 01:52.8 01:46.0 01:36.2
35 02:17.9 02:09.5 02:01.2 01:53.5 01:46.6 01:36.8
40 02:20.2 02:11.6 02:03.2 01:55.3 01:48.3 01:38.3
45 02:22.4 02:13.7 02:05.1 01:57.1 01:50.0 01:39.9
50 02:26.3 02:17.3 02:08.5 02:00.3 01:53.0 01:42.6
55 02:29.6 02:20.5 02:11.4 02:03.0 01:55.6 01:44.9
60 02:32.9 02:23.6 02:14.4 02:05.8 01:58.1 01:47.3
65 02:37.7 02:28.0 02:18.5 02:09.7 02:01.8 01:50.6
70 02:42.4 02:32.5 02:22.7 02:13.6 02:05.5 01:53.9
75 02:50.9 02:40.5 02:30.2 02:20.6 02:12.0 01:59.9
80 02:59.4 02:48.5 02:37.6 02:27.6 02:18.6 02:05.8
85 03:15.8 03:03.9 02:52.1 02:41.1 02:31.3 02:17.4
90 03:32.3 03:19.3 03:06.5 02:54.6 02:44.0 02:28.9
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 66 79 97 118 142 190
15 108 131 160 195 235 314
20 123 149 181 221 267 356
25 130 157 192 234 282 377
30 136 164 200 244 294 393
35 133 161 196 240 289 386
40 127 153 187 228 276 368
45 121 146 179 218 263 351
50 112 135 165 201 243 324
55 105 126 154 188 227 303
60 98 118 144 176 212 284
65 89 108 132 161 194 259
70 82 99 120 147 177 237
75 70 85 103 126 152 203
80 61 73 89 109 131 176
85 47 56 69 84 101 135
90 37 44 54 66 79 106
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 383 435 501 581 673 853
15 544 629 737 869 1021 1318
20 599 695 819 968 1141 1478
25 626 728 858 1017 1199 1556
30 647 753 889 1054 1244 1616
35 638 742 876 1038 1225 1591
40 614 714 841 996 1174 1522
45 592 687 808 956 1126 1458
50 557 645 757 893 1050 1357
55 530 612 716 844 990 1277
60 505 581 679 798 936 1204
65 472 542 632 740 866 1111
70 444 508 590 689 803 1028
75 400 455 525 611 709 901
80 364 412 473 546 631 798
85 312 348 395 451 517 645
90 274 302 339 384 435 535

Female 40 Minutes Rowing Distances

A good distance for a woman rowing for 40 minutes is 8955 m. This is the average distance for 40 minutes across women of all ages. The furthest distance rowed by a woman for 40 minutes is 10861 m.

Average distance rowed for 40 minutes by age and ability

Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 6507 7026 7537 8042 8516 9141
15 7033 7615 8169 8717 9230 9908
20 7572 8175 8770 9357 9908 10636
25 7734 8285 8888 9484 10042 10780
30 7686 8324 8930 9528 10089 10831
35 7588 8183 8778 9367 9918 10647
40 7107 7799 8366 8927 9453 10147
45 7064 7753 8317 8874 9397 10087
50 7022 7707 8268 8822 9341 10028
55 6888 7499 8045 8584 9089 9757
60 6737 7264 7793 8315 8805 9452
65 6486 7021 7531 8036 8509 9135
70 6188 6792 7287 7775 8233 8838
75 5861 6380 6844 7303 7733 8301
80 5567 6015 6453 6885 7291 7826
85 4135 6015 6453 6885 7291 7826
90 3289 6015 6453 6885 7291 7826
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 03:04.4 02:50.8 02:39.2 02:29.2 02:20.9 02:11.3
15 02:50.6 02:37.6 02:26.9 02:17.7 02:10.0 02:01.1
20 02:38.5 02:26.8 02:16.8 02:08.2 02:01.1 01:52.8
25 02:35.2 02:24.8 02:15.0 02:06.5 01:59.5 01:51.3
30 02:36.1 02:24.2 02:14.4 02:05.9 01:58.9 01:50.8
35 02:38.1 02:26.6 02:16.7 02:08.1 02:01.0 01:52.7
40 02:48.8 02:33.9 02:23.4 02:14.4 02:06.9 01:58.3
45 02:49.9 02:34.8 02:24.3 02:15.2 02:07.7 01:59.0
50 02:50.9 02:35.7 02:25.1 02:16.0 02:08.5 01:59.7
55 02:54.2 02:40.0 02:29.2 02:19.8 02:12.0 02:03.0
60 02:58.1 02:45.2 02:34.0 02:24.3 02:16.3 02:07.0
65 03:05.0 02:50.9 02:39.3 02:29.3 02:21.0 02:11.4
70 03:13.9 02:56.7 02:44.7 02:34.3 02:25.8 02:15.8
75 03:24.7 03:08.1 02:55.3 02:44.3 02:35.2 02:24.6
80 03:35.6 03:19.5 03:06.0 02:54.3 02:44.6 02:33.3
85 04:50.2 03:19.5 03:06.0 02:54.3 02:44.6 02:33.3
90 06:04.9 03:19.5 03:06.0 02:54.3 02:44.6 02:33.3
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 56 70 87 105 125 155
15 70 89 110 134 159 197
20 88 111 137 166 197 244
25 94 115 142 173 205 254
30 92 117 144 175 208 257
35 88 111 137 166 198 244
40 73 96 119 144 171 212
45 71 94 117 142 168 208
50 70 93 114 139 165 204
55 66 85 105 128 152 188
60 62 78 96 116 138 171
65 55 70 87 105 125 154
70 48 63 78 95 113 140
75 41 53 65 79 94 116
80 35 44 54 66 78 97
85 14 44 54 66 78 97
90 7 44 54 66 78 97
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 304 359 421 491 565 677
15 360 431 510 599 694 836
20 425 511 609 719 836 1012
25 447 528 630 745 867 1050
30 441 534 637 754 878 1063
35 427 512 610 721 838 1015
40 368 456 541 637 738 891
45 363 450 533 627 727 877
50 358 443 525 618 716 863
55 344 416 491 577 667 803
60 328 387 455 533 615 738
65 302 358 420 490 564 676
70 275 333 389 453 520 621
75 248 292 339 391 447 531
80 226 260 299 343 390 460
85 148 260 299 343 390 460
90 121 260 299 343 390 460

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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