GITNUX MARKETDATA REPORT 2024
Mile Swimming Duration Statistics
The average duration of mile swimming is around 30-40 minutes for recreational swimmers.
In this post, we explore various statistics related to swimming a mile, including average times for different skill levels, world records, caloric expenditure, and notable race performances. Whether you’re a leisurely swimmer or training for a triathlon, these insights shed light on the nuances of mile swimming durations.
Statistic 1
"On average, it takes around 45 minutes to an hour to swim a mile at a leisurely pace."
Statistic 2
"For an intermediate swimmer, the average time to swim a mile is 30 to 45 minutes."
Statistic 3
"In the 1500-meter freestyle long course, Sun Yang set the world record swimming time at just 14:31.02 minutes (which is nearly a mile)."
Statistic 4
"Intermediate swimmers burn about 60 calories in 10 minutes swimming moderately. Therefore, during the 35 minutes it takes them to swim a mile, they burn about 210 calories."
Statistic 5
"Freestyle swimmers travel at a speed of 4.5 km/h (2.8 mph). As a result, it would take these swimmers roughly 20 minutes to swim a mile."
Statistic 6
"In a major race such as the Olympic Games, men complete the 1500m freestyle (approximately 0.93 miles) in about 14 to 15 minutes, while women finish in around 15 to 16 minutes."
Statistic 7
"For a regular swimmer, swimming for 45 minutes covers about a mile."
Statistic 8
"In the Ironman triathlon, male winners usually finish the 2.4 miles swimming distance in about 50 minutes. If the speed remained constant, this would equate roughly to 21 minutes for a mile."
Statistic 9
"A swimmer with basic skills is typically able to swim a mile in about 52 minutes."
Statistic 10
"The average pace for age group swimmers for a mile ranges from 40 to 50 minutes."
Statistic 11
"A speed of 3.36km/h means that the average person would swim a mile in 45 minutes."
Statistic 12
"Swimming the English Channel, a distance of about 21 miles, can take anywhere from 6 hours 52 minutes to 28 hours 44 minutes. This translates to about 20 minutes to 1 hour 22 minutes for 1 mile."
Statistic 13
"In most local swimming leagues, the median 1650-yard freestyle (approximately a mile) time for men is between 18:40.05 to 20:30.52, while women tend towards 20:30.16 to 24:00.07."
Statistic 14
"In the pool, men aged 50 to 54 on average take 22:04.36 minutes to swim a mile, while women in the same age group swim a mile in an average time of 27:39.70 minutes."
Statistic 15
"Most people can maintain an open water swimming pace of 2 miles per hour. Therefore, their average duration to swim a mile would be 30 minutes."
Statistic 16
"The Olympic record for 1500m freestyle swim (approximately a mile) for men is 14:31.02 minutes and for women it is 15:25.48 minutes."
Jannik Lindner
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