Swim Pace Calculator
1 km in 17 minutes is a pace of 1:42 per 100 m
Swimming 1 km in 17 minutes requires a pace of 1:42 per 100 m (17:00 per km / 27:21 per mile). This distance is a 1 km open-water benchmark.
At 1:42/100 m, each 25 m lap takes 0:26 and each 50 m length takes 0:51. To check a different time for 1 km, or to explore pool and open-water splits, use the calculator below.
Pace breakdown
| Distance | 1 km |
| Target time | 17 minutes |
| Pace per 100 m | 1:42 |
| Pace per km | 17:00 |
| Pace per mile | 27:21 |
Training paces at 1:42/100 m
Derived from your 1:42/100 m race pace using the same formula as the Swim Pace Calculator.
| Easy (warm-up / recovery) | 1:57/100 m |
| Aerobic base | 1:47/100 m |
| Threshold | 1:37/100 m |
| Build sets | 1:32/100 m |
| Sprint intervals | 1:27/100 m |
| Lap pace (25 m pool) | 0:26/lap |
Try a different time for 1 km
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