Swim Pace Calculator

    800 m in 15 minutes is a pace of 1:53 per 100 m

    Swimming 800 m in 15 minutes requires a pace of 1:53 per 100 m (18:50 per km / 30:18 per mile). This distance is the 800 m pool event.

    At 1:53/100 m, each 25 m lap takes 0:28 and each 50 m length takes 0:57. To check a different time for 800 m, or to explore pool and open-water splits, use the calculator below.

    Pace breakdown

    Distance800 m
    Target time15 minutes
    Pace per 100 m1:53
    Pace per km18:50
    Pace per mile30:18

    Training paces at 1:53/100 m

    Derived from your 1:53/100 m race pace using the same formula as the Swim Pace Calculator.

    Easy (warm-up / recovery)2:10/100 m
    Aerobic base1:59/100 m
    Threshold1:47/100 m
    Build sets1:42/100 m
    Sprint intervals1:36/100 m
    Lap pace (25 m pool)0:28/lap

    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.