Swim Pace Calculator
800 m in 13 minutes is a pace of 1:38 per 100 m
Swimming 800 m in 13 minutes requires a pace of 1:38 per 100 m (16:20 per km / 26:17 per mile). This distance is the 800 m pool event.
At 1:38/100 m, each 25 m lap takes 0:25 and each 50 m length takes 0:49. 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 | 13 minutes |
| Pace per 100 m | 1:38 |
| Pace per km | 16:20 |
| Pace per mile | 26:17 |
Training paces at 1:38/100 m
Derived from your 1:38/100 m race pace using the same formula as the Swim Pace Calculator.
| Easy (warm-up / recovery) | 1:53/100 m |
| Aerobic base | 1:43/100 m |
| Threshold | 1:33/100 m |
| Build sets | 1:28/100 m |
| Sprint intervals | 1:23/100 m |
| Lap pace (25 m pool) | 0:25/lap |
Try a different time for 800 m
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