Compare indoor rowing times by age and gender. Choose a distance or duration to see standards from Beginner to Elite.
The Rowing Level Calculator can show your exact level of rowing performance at any age.
Rowing Level analysed 1,508,558 community rowing results submitted by 411,401 Rowing Level users from 2021 to 2026 to produce our rowing time standards. Initial quality checks retained 372,916 results for event selection and further filtering. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.
| Community results | 1,508,558 |
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| Community users | 411,401 |
| After initial quality checks | 372,916 |
| Users after initial quality checks | 279,155 |
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Each result is a distance and time entered in our calculator. The individual timing pages show the results at each distance or duration.
Qualifying results are retained after checks for implausible data, duplicates, and unusual or automated submission patterns. Learn more about qualifying results.
Compare average male and female finish times across all ages at these rowing distances. Average is the Intermediate standard (50th percentile).
The previous standards were last updated on . The current standards were updated on .
| Distance | Previous | Current | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500m | 01:33.2 | 01:35.4 | +2.4% |
| 1000m | 03:22.7 | 03:24.6 | +0.9% |
| 2000m | 07:04.1 | 07:18.6 | +3.4% |
| 5000m | 19:18.3 | 19:31.4 | +1.1% |
| 10000m | 40:00.8 | 40:47.0 | +1.9% |
| Distance | Previous | Current | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500m | 01:58.0 | 01:52.0 | -5.1% |
| 1000m | 04:02.3 | 03:57.1 | -2.2% |
| 2000m | 08:25.3 | 08:21.6 | -0.7% |
| 5000m | 22:02.1 | 22:10.7 | +0.6% |
| 10000m | 44:44.8 | 46:54.2 | +4.8% |
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