Swim Pace Calculator
800 m in 11 minutes is a pace of 1:23 per 100 m
Swimming 800 m in 11 minutes requires a pace of 1:23 per 100 m (13:50 per km / 22:15 per mile). This distance is the 800 m pool event.
At 1:23/100 m, each 25 m lap takes 0:21 and each 50 m length takes 0:42. To check a different time for 800 m, or to explore pool and open-water splits, use the calculator below.
Pace breakdown
| Distance | 800 m |
| Target time | 11 minutes |
| Pace per 100 m | 1:23 |
| Pace per km | 13:50 |
| Pace per mile | 22:15 |
Training paces at 1:23/100 m
Derived from your 1:23/100 m race pace using the same formula as the Swim Pace Calculator.
| Easy (warm-up / recovery) | 1:35/100 m |
| Aerobic base | 1:27/100 m |
| Threshold | 1:19/100 m |
| Build sets | 1:15/100 m |
| Sprint intervals | 1:11/100 m |
| Lap pace (25 m pool) | 0:21/lap |
Try a different time for 800 m
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