Swim Pace Calculator
500 m in 8 minutes is a pace of 1:36 per 100 m
Swimming 500 m in 8 minutes requires a pace of 1:36 per 100 m (16:00 per km / 25:45 per mile). This distance is a standard pool session benchmark.
At 1:36/100 m, each 25 m lap takes 0:24 and each 50 m length takes 0:48. To check a different time for 500 m, or to explore pool and open-water splits, use the calculator below.
Pace breakdown
| Distance | 500 m |
| Target time | 8 minutes |
| Pace per 100 m | 1:36 |
| Pace per km | 16:00 |
| Pace per mile | 25:45 |
Training paces at 1:36/100 m
Derived from your 1:36/100 m race pace using the same formula as the Swim Pace Calculator.
| Easy (warm-up / recovery) | 1:50/100 m |
| Aerobic base | 1:41/100 m |
| Threshold | 1:31/100 m |
| Build sets | 1:26/100 m |
| Sprint intervals | 1:22/100 m |
| Lap pace (25 m pool) | 0:24/lap |
Try a different time for 500 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.