5 Minutes Standards

Rowing Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good distance for 5 minutes?

A good distance for 5 minutes is 1378 m. This is the average distance for 5 minutes across all ages and genders. The furthest distance for 5 minutes is 1787 m.

Male 5 Minutes Rowing Distances

A good distance for a man rowing for 5 minutes is 1440 m. This is the average distance for 5 minutes across men of all ages. The furthest distance rowed by a man for 5 minutes is 1787 m.

Average distance rowed for 5 minutes by age and ability

Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 1031 1101 1178 1238 1320 1436
15 1188 1268 1357 1417 1511 1644
20 1252 1336 1430 1506 1605 1747
25 1259 1344 1439 1527 1628 1772
30 1260 1345 1439 1539 1640 1785
35 1253 1338 1432 1518 1618 1761
40 1237 1320 1413 1487 1586 1725
45 1212 1293 1384 1458 1555 1692
50 1188 1268 1357 1430 1525 1659
55 1152 1230 1317 1388 1480 1611
60 1119 1194 1278 1359 1449 1576
65 1077 1150 1231 1315 1402 1525
70 1038 1108 1186 1255 1338 1456
75 988 1055 1129 1216 1297 1411
80 943 1007 1077 1158 1235 1344
85 873 931 997 1091 1163 1265
90 812 867 928 990 1056 1149
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 02:25.5 02:16.3 02:07.3 02:01.2 01:53.6 01:44.4
15 02:06.3 01:58.3 01:50.5 01:45.8 01:39.3 01:31.2
20 01:59.8 01:52.3 01:44.9 01:39.6 01:33.4 01:25.9
25 01:59.1 01:51.6 01:44.3 01:38.2 01:32.1 01:24.7
30 01:59.1 01:51.6 01:44.2 01:37.5 01:31.4 01:24.0
35 01:59.7 01:52.1 01:44.8 01:38.8 01:32.7 01:25.2
40 02:01.3 01:53.6 01:46.2 01:40.9 01:34.6 01:26.9
45 02:03.8 01:56.0 01:48.3 01:42.9 01:36.5 01:28.7
50 02:06.3 01:58.3 01:50.5 01:44.9 01:38.4 01:30.4
55 02:10.2 02:02.0 01:53.9 01:48.1 01:41.3 01:33.1
60 02:14.1 02:05.6 01:57.3 01:50.4 01:43.5 01:35.2
65 02:19.3 02:10.5 02:01.9 01:54.1 01:47.0 01:38.4
70 02:24.5 02:15.4 02:06.5 01:59.5 01:52.1 01:43.0
75 02:31.8 02:22.2 02:12.8 02:03.3 01:55.7 01:46.3
80 02:39.1 02:29.0 02:19.2 02:09.5 02:01.5 01:51.6
85 02:51.9 02:41.1 02:30.5 02:17.5 02:09.0 01:58.5
90 03:04.8 02:53.1 02:41.7 02:31.5 02:22.1 02:10.6
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 114 138 170 197 239 307
15 174 211 259 295 358 461
20 203 247 303 354 429 553
25 207 252 309 369 448 577
30 207 252 309 378 458 590
35 204 248 304 363 440 566
40 196 239 293 341 414 533
45 184 224 275 321 390 502
50 174 211 259 303 368 474
55 159 193 237 277 336 433
60 145 177 217 260 315 406
65 130 158 193 236 286 368
70 116 141 173 205 249 320
75 100 122 149 187 226 291
80 87 106 130 161 195 252
85 69 84 103 135 163 210
90 55 67 83 101 122 157
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 564 657 775 877 1034 1293
15 790 932 1112 1248 1484 1872
20 902 1068 1279 1469 1752 2217
25 916 1084 1299 1527 1822 2308
30 917 1085 1300 1558 1860 2357
35 905 1071 1282 1501 1791 2268
40 875 1034 1238 1421 1693 2142
45 831 981 1172 1347 1603 2026
50 790 932 1112 1278 1521 1919
55 734 863 1027 1181 1403 1767
60 683 801 952 1116 1323 1665
65 624 729 864 1023 1211 1521
70 573 667 788 908 1072 1342
75 513 594 698 839 988 1233
80 464 534 625 743 872 1083
85 395 451 523 643 750 927
90 345 390 448 515 596 728

Female 5 Minutes Rowing Distances

A good distance for a woman rowing for 5 minutes is 1219 m. This is the average distance for 5 minutes across women of all ages. The furthest distance rowed by a woman for 5 minutes is 1575 m.

Average distance rowed for 5 minutes by age and ability

Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 933 1014 1108 1211 1318 1348
15 941 1023 1117 1221 1329 1443
20 1007 1095 1196 1307 1423 1554
25 1018 1107 1209 1321 1439 1575
30 993 1080 1179 1289 1403 1560
35 993 1080 1179 1289 1403 1517
40 994 1080 1180 1289 1404 1470
45 980 1065 1163 1271 1384 1455
50 946 1028 1123 1227 1336 1439
55 914 994 1086 1186 1292 1396
60 885 962 1051 1149 1251 1349
65 854 928 1014 1108 1206 1303
70 824 896 979 1069 1164 1248
75 777 845 923 1008 1098 1211
80 736 800 873 954 1039 1138
85 617 671 733 801 872 1045
90 532 578 632 690 752 896
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 02:40.7 02:27.9 02:15.4 02:03.9 01:53.8 01:51.3
15 02:39.4 02:26.7 02:14.3 02:02.9 01:52.9 01:44.0
20 02:28.9 02:17.0 02:05.4 01:54.8 01:45.4 01:36.5
25 02:27.3 02:15.5 02:04.1 01:53.5 01:44.3 01:35.2
30 02:31.0 02:18.9 02:07.2 01:56.4 01:46.9 01:36.2
35 02:31.0 02:18.9 02:07.2 01:56.4 01:46.9 01:38.9
40 02:31.0 02:18.9 02:07.2 01:56.4 01:46.9 01:42.0
45 02:33.1 02:20.9 02:09.0 01:58.0 01:48.4 01:43.1
50 02:38.6 02:25.9 02:13.6 02:02.3 01:52.3 01:44.2
55 02:44.0 02:30.9 02:18.2 02:06.4 01:56.1 01:47.5
60 02:49.4 02:35.9 02:22.7 02:10.6 01:59.9 01:51.2
65 02:55.7 02:41.6 02:28.0 02:15.4 02:04.4 01:55.1
70 03:02.0 02:47.4 02:33.3 02:20.3 02:08.8 02:00.2
75 03:13.0 02:57.5 02:42.5 02:28.7 02:16.6 02:03.8
80 03:23.9 03:07.6 02:51.8 02:37.2 02:24.4 02:11.8
85 04:02.9 03:43.5 03:24.6 03:07.2 02:51.9 02:23.5
90 04:41.9 04:19.3 03:57.4 03:37.3 03:19.5 02:47.3
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 84 108 141 184 238 254
15 86 111 145 189 244 311
20 106 136 177 232 299 389
25 110 141 183 239 309 405
30 102 131 170 222 287 393
35 102 131 170 222 287 362
40 102 131 170 222 287 330
45 97 125 163 213 275 319
50 88 113 147 191 247 309
55 79 102 133 173 224 282
60 72 92 120 157 203 254
65 65 83 108 141 182 230
70 58 75 97 127 164 202
75 49 63 82 106 137 184
80 41 53 69 90 116 153
85 24 31 41 53 69 118
90 16 20 26 34 44 75
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite WR
10 412 502 625 787 989 1051
15 420 512 638 804 1011 1266
20 494 607 762 966 1220 1561
25 507 624 784 995 1257 1620
30 477 586 735 930 1173 1576
35 477 586 735 930 1174 1458
40 477 586 735 931 1174 1336
45 461 566 708 896 1129 1296
50 425 518 647 815 1025 1258
55 393 478 594 746 936 1156
60 365 442 548 686 858 1052
65 337 406 501 625 779 959
70 313 375 460 572 711 854
75 278 330 401 495 612 788
80 250 294 354 434 532 670
85 186 212 248 295 354 540
90 153 170 193 223 260 375

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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