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    500 m in 13 minutes is a pace of 2:36 per 100 m

    Swimming 500 m in 13 minutes requires a pace of 2:36 per 100 m (26:00 per km / 41:50 per mile). This distance is a standard pool session benchmark.

    At 2:36/100 m, each 25 m lap takes 0:39 and each 50 m length takes 1:18. To check a different time for 500 m, or to explore pool and open-water splits, use the calculator below.

    Pace breakdown

    Distance500 m
    Target time13 minutes
    Pace per 100 m2:36
    Pace per km26:00
    Pace per mile41:50

    Training paces at 2:36/100 m

    Derived from your 2:36/100 m race pace using the same formula as the Swim Pace Calculator.

    Easy (warm-up / recovery)2:59/100 m
    Aerobic base2:44/100 m
    Threshold2:28/100 m
    Build sets2:20/100 m
    Sprint intervals2:13/100 m
    Lap pace (25 m pool)0:39/lap

    Try a different time for 500 m

    Faster: 12 minutes = 2:24/100 mSlower: 15 minutes = 3:00/100 m

    Want to calculate a different pairing? Open the Swim Pace Calculator to enter any distance and time, see pool and open-water splits, and build your training zones.