Swim Pace Calculator
5 km in 1 hr 10 min is a pace of 1:24 per 100 m
Swimming 5 km in 1 hr 10 min requires a pace of 1:24 per 100 m (14:00 per km / 22:32 per mile). This distance is the 5 km open-water event.
At 1:24/100 m, each 25 m lap takes 0:21 and each 50 m length takes 0:42. To check a different time for 5 km, or to explore pool and open-water splits, use the calculator below.
Pace breakdown
| Distance | 5 km |
| Target time | 1 hr 10 min |
| Pace per 100 m | 1:24 |
| Pace per km | 14:00 |
| Pace per mile | 22:32 |
Training paces at 1:24/100 m
Derived from your 1:24/100 m race pace using the same formula as the Swim Pace Calculator.
| Easy (warm-up / recovery) | 1:37/100 m |
| Aerobic base | 1:28/100 m |
| Threshold | 1:20/100 m |
| Build sets | 1:16/100 m |
| Sprint intervals | 1:11/100 m |
| Lap pace (25 m pool) | 0:21/lap |
Try a different time for 5 km
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.