Swim Pace Calculator
500 m in 9 minutes is a pace of 1:48 per 100 m
Swimming 500 m in 9 minutes requires a pace of 1:48 per 100 m (18:00 per km / 28:58 per mile). This distance is a standard pool session benchmark.
At 1:48/100 m, each 25 m lap takes 0:27 and each 50 m length takes 0:54. 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 | 9 minutes |
| Pace per 100 m | 1:48 |
| Pace per km | 18:00 |
| Pace per mile | 28:58 |
Training paces at 1:48/100 m
Derived from your 1:48/100 m race pace using the same formula as the Swim Pace Calculator.
| Easy (warm-up / recovery) | 2:04/100 m |
| Aerobic base | 1:53/100 m |
| Threshold | 1:43/100 m |
| Build sets | 1:37/100 m |
| Sprint intervals | 1:32/100 m |
| Lap pace (25 m pool) | 0:27/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.