500m Row Times By Age And Ability

What is a good 500m row time?

A good 500m time is 01:40.5. This is the average 500m time across all ages and genders. The fastest 500m time is 01:10.5.

Male 500m Rowing Times

A good 500m time for a man is 01:33.2. This is the average 500m time across men of all ages. The fastest 500m time rowed by a man is 01:10.5.

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	02:21.0	02:09.9	01:59.1	01:49.2	01:40.5	01:30.1
15	02:00.7	01:51.1	01:41.9	01:33.4	01:26.0	01:17.1
20	01:53.9	01:44.8	01:36.1	01:28.2	01:21.2	01:12.8
25	01:51.9	01:43.0	01:34.5	01:26.6	01:19.8	01:11.5
30	01:50.4	01:41.6	01:33.2	01:25.4	01:18.7	01:10.5
35	01:51.2	01:42.4	01:33.9	01:26.1	01:19.2	01:11.0
40	01:55.4	01:46.2	01:37.4	01:29.3	01:22.2	01:13.7
45	01:55.4	01:46.2	01:37.4	01:29.3	01:22.2	01:13.7
50	01:55.4	01:46.2	01:37.4	01:29.3	01:22.2	01:13.7
55	01:57.5	01:48.1	01:39.2	01:30.9	01:23.7	01:15.0
60	02:07.9	01:57.7	01:48.0	01:39.0	01:31.1	01:21.7
65	02:12.8	02:02.2	01:52.1	01:42.8	01:34.6	01:24.8
70	02:17.6	02:06.7	01:56.2	01:46.5	01:38.1	01:27.9
75	02:24.3	02:12.9	02:01.8	01:51.7	01:42.9	01:32.2
80	02:31.1	02:19.1	02:07.5	01:56.9	01:47.7	01:36.5
85	02:45.7	02:32.6	02:19.9	02:08.3	01:58.1	01:45.9
90	03:00.4	02:46.1	02:32.3	02:19.6	02:08.6	01:55.2

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	02:21.0	02:09.9	01:59.1	01:49.2	01:40.5	01:30.1
15	02:00.7	01:51.1	01:41.9	01:33.4	01:26.0	01:17.1
20	01:53.9	01:44.8	01:36.1	01:28.2	01:21.2	01:12.8
25	01:51.9	01:43.0	01:34.5	01:26.6	01:19.8	01:11.5
30	01:50.4	01:41.6	01:33.2	01:25.4	01:18.7	01:10.5
35	01:51.2	01:42.4	01:33.9	01:26.1	01:19.2	01:11.0
40	01:55.4	01:46.2	01:37.4	01:29.3	01:22.2	01:13.7
45	01:55.4	01:46.2	01:37.4	01:29.3	01:22.2	01:13.7
50	01:55.4	01:46.2	01:37.4	01:29.3	01:22.2	01:13.7
55	01:57.5	01:48.1	01:39.2	01:30.9	01:23.7	01:15.0
60	02:07.9	01:57.7	01:48.0	01:39.0	01:31.1	01:21.7
65	02:12.8	02:02.2	01:52.1	01:42.8	01:34.6	01:24.8
70	02:17.6	02:06.7	01:56.2	01:46.5	01:38.1	01:27.9
75	02:24.3	02:12.9	02:01.8	01:51.7	01:42.9	01:32.2
80	02:31.1	02:19.1	02:07.5	01:56.9	01:47.7	01:36.5
85	02:45.7	02:32.6	02:19.9	02:08.3	01:58.1	01:45.9
90	03:00.4	02:46.1	02:32.3	02:19.6	02:08.6	01:55.2

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	125	160	207	269	345	479
15	199	255	331	429	550	764
20	237	304	394	511	655	909
25	250	320	415	538	690	958
30	260	334	433	561	719	999
35	255	326	423	549	703	977
40	228	292	379	491	630	874
45	228	292	379	491	630	874
50	228	292	379	491	630	874
55	216	277	359	466	597	829
60	167	214	278	361	462	642
65	150	192	249	323	413	574
70	134	172	223	290	371	515
75	116	149	193	251	322	447
80	102	130	169	219	280	389
85	77	99	128	166	212	295
90	60	76	99	129	165	229

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	606	738	917	1149	1434	1938
15	886	1097	1382	1752	2207	3012
20	1028	1280	1619	2059	2601	3559
25	1076	1341	1698	2162	2733	3742
30	1116	1393	1766	2250	2845	3897
35	1095	1365	1729	2202	2784	3813
40	994	1236	1563	1986	2507	3428
45	994	1236	1563	1986	2507	3428
50	994	1236	1563	1986	2507	3428
55	949	1178	1488	1889	2383	3256
60	766	943	1183	1494	1877	2553
65	699	858	1072	1351	1693	2297
70	642	784	977	1227	1534	2077
75	574	698	865	1081	1347	1818
80	518	626	771	960	1192	1603
85	426	507	617	760	936	1247
90	361	424	509	620	756	998

Female 500m Rowing Times

A good 500m time for a woman is 01:58.0. This is the average 500m time across women of all ages. The fastest 500m time rowed by a woman is 01:24.5.

Average 500m row time by age and ability

Finish Time
500m Split
Power (Watts)
Calories (per hour)

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	02:50.1	02:34.0	02:18.7	02:04.9	01:53.1	01:39.3
15	02:36.1	02:21.3	02:07.2	01:54.6	01:43.8	01:31.1
20	02:25.8	02:12.0	01:58.9	01:47.1	01:36.9	01:25.1
25	02:25.2	02:11.4	01:58.4	01:46.7	01:36.5	01:24.8
30	02:27.7	02:13.7	02:00.4	01:48.5	01:38.2	01:26.2
35	02:28.6	02:14.5	02:01.2	01:49.2	01:38.8	01:26.8
40	02:26.2	02:12.3	01:59.2	01:47.4	01:37.2	01:25.4
45	02:28.0	02:14.0	02:00.7	01:48.7	01:38.4	01:26.4
50	02:36.3	02:21.4	02:07.4	01:54.8	01:43.9	01:31.2
55	02:41.2	02:25.9	02:11.4	01:58.4	01:47.2	01:34.1
60	02:49.1	02:33.0	02:17.9	02:04.2	01:52.4	01:38.7
65	02:59.6	02:42.6	02:26.5	02:11.9	01:59.4	01:44.9
70	03:10.2	02:52.1	02:35.0	02:19.7	02:06.4	01:51.0
75	03:19.5	03:00.6	02:42.7	02:26.5	02:12.6	01:56.5
80	03:28.8	03:09.0	02:50.3	02:33.4	02:18.8	02:01.9
85	04:04.6	03:41.3	03:19.4	02:59.6	02:42.6	02:22.7
90	04:40.3	04:13.7	03:48.5	03:25.9	03:06.3	02:43.6

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	02:50.1	02:34.0	02:18.7	02:04.9	01:53.1	01:39.3
15	02:36.1	02:21.3	02:07.2	01:54.6	01:43.8	01:31.1
20	02:25.8	02:12.0	01:58.9	01:47.1	01:36.9	01:25.1
25	02:25.2	02:11.4	01:58.4	01:46.7	01:36.5	01:24.8
30	02:27.7	02:13.7	02:00.4	01:48.5	01:38.2	01:26.2
35	02:28.6	02:14.5	02:01.2	01:49.2	01:38.8	01:26.8
40	02:26.2	02:12.3	01:59.2	01:47.4	01:37.2	01:25.4
45	02:28.0	02:14.0	02:00.7	01:48.7	01:38.4	01:26.4
50	02:36.3	02:21.4	02:07.4	01:54.8	01:43.9	01:31.2
55	02:41.2	02:25.9	02:11.4	01:58.4	01:47.2	01:34.1
60	02:49.1	02:33.0	02:17.9	02:04.2	01:52.4	01:38.7
65	02:59.6	02:42.6	02:26.5	02:11.9	01:59.4	01:44.9
70	03:10.2	02:52.1	02:35.0	02:19.7	02:06.4	01:51.0
75	03:19.5	03:00.6	02:42.7	02:26.5	02:12.6	01:56.5
80	03:28.8	03:09.0	02:50.3	02:33.4	02:18.8	02:01.9
85	04:04.6	03:41.3	03:19.4	02:59.6	02:42.6	02:22.7
90	04:40.3	04:13.7	03:48.5	03:25.9	03:06.3	02:43.6

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	71	96	131	179	242	357
15	92	124	170	232	313	463
20	113	152	208	285	384	568
25	114	154	211	288	389	575
30	109	147	201	274	370	546
35	107	144	197	269	363	536
40	112	151	207	283	381	563
45	108	145	199	272	367	542
50	92	124	169	231	312	461
55	84	113	154	211	284	420
60	72	98	134	183	246	364
65	60	81	111	152	206	304
70	51	69	94	128	173	256
75	44	59	81	111	150	222
80	38	52	71	97	131	193
85	24	32	44	60	81	120
90	16	21	29	40	54	80

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	362	455	588	770	1005	1440
15	441	562	734	969	1274	1837
20	520	668	879	1168	1542	2233
25	525	675	888	1180	1559	2258
30	504	646	849	1127	1487	2152
35	496	635	835	1107	1460	2112
40	516	663	872	1158	1529	2214
45	500	642	844	1119	1477	2136
50	440	560	731	966	1270	1831
55	409	519	675	888	1165	1676
60	367	462	597	782	1022	1465
65	322	401	514	668	868	1238
70	286	353	448	578	747	1058
75	260	318	401	513	659	929
80	239	289	361	459	587	822
85	184	216	261	322	401	547
90	154	175	205	245	298	395

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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Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	125	160	207	269	345	479
15	199	255	331	429	550	764
20	237	304	394	511	655	909
25	250	320	415	538	690	958
30	260	334	433	561	719	999
35	255	326	423	549	703	977
40	228	292	379	491	630	874
45	228	292	379	491	630	874
50	228	292	379	491	630	874
55	216	277	359	466	597	829
60	167	214	278	361	462	642
65	150	192	249	323	413	574
70	134	172	223	290	371	515
75	116	149	193	251	322	447
80	102	130	169	219	280	389
85	77	99	128	166	212	295
90	60	76	99	129	165	229

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	71	96	131	179	242	357
15	92	124	170	232	313	463
20	113	152	208	285	384	568
25	114	154	211	288	389	575
30	109	147	201	274	370	546
35	107	144	197	269	363	536
40	112	151	207	283	381	563
45	108	145	199	272	367	542
50	92	124	169	231	312	461
55	84	113	154	211	284	420
60	72	98	134	183	246	364
65	60	81	111	152	206	304
70	51	69	94	128	173	256
75	44	59	81	111	150	222
80	38	52	71	97	131	193
85	24	32	44	60	81	120
90	16	21	29	40	54	80

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	125	160	207	269	345	479
15	199	255	331	429	550	764
20	237	304	394	511	655	909
25	250	320	415	538	690	958
30	260	334	433	561	719	999
35	255	326	423	549	703	977
40	228	292	379	491	630	874
45	228	292	379	491	630	874
50	228	292	379	491	630	874
55	216	277	359	466	597	829
60	167	214	278	361	462	642
65	150	192	249	323	413	574
70	134	172	223	290	371	515
75	116	149	193	251	322	447
80	102	130	169	219	280	389
85	77	99	128	166	212	295
90	60	76	99	129	165	229

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	71	96	131	179	242	357
15	92	124	170	232	313	463
20	113	152	208	285	384	568
25	114	154	211	288	389	575
30	109	147	201	274	370	546
35	107	144	197	269	363	536
40	112	151	207	283	381	563
45	108	145	199	272	367	542
50	92	124	169	231	312	461
55	84	113	154	211	284	420
60	72	98	134	183	246	364
65	60	81	111	152	206	304
70	51	69	94	128	173	256
75	44	59	81	111	150	222
80	38	52	71	97	131	193
85	24	32	44	60	81	120
90	16	21	29	40	54	80

500m Row Times

Rowing Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good 500m row time?

Male 500m Rowing Times

Average 500m row time by age and ability

Female 500m Rowing Times

Average 500m row time by age and ability

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The Rowing Level Calculator can show your exact level of rowing performance at any age.

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	125	160	207	269	345	479
15	199	255	331	429	550	764
20	237	304	394	511	655	909
25	250	320	415	538	690	958
30	260	334	433	561	719	999
35	255	326	423	549	703	977
40	228	292	379	491	630	874
45	228	292	379	491	630	874
50	228	292	379	491	630	874
55	216	277	359	466	597	829
60	167	214	278	361	462	642
65	150	192	249	323	413	574
70	134	172	223	290	371	515
75	116	149	193	251	322	447
80	102	130	169	219	280	389
85	77	99	128	166	212	295
90	60	76	99	129	165	229

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	WR
10	71	96	131	179	242	357
15	92	124	170	232	313	463
20	113	152	208	285	384	568
25	114	154	211	288	389	575
30	109	147	201	274	370	546
35	107	144	197	269	363	536
40	112	151	207	283	381	563
45	108	145	199	272	367	542
50	92	124	169	231	312	461
55	84	113	154	211	284	420
60	72	98	134	183	246	364
65	60	81	111	152	206	304
70	51	69	94	128	173	256
75	44	59	81	111	150	222
80	38	52	71	97	131	193
85	24	32	44	60	81	120
90	16	21	29	40	54	80