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
| Distance | 800 m |
| Target time | 15 minutes |
| Pace per 100 m | 1:53 |
| Pace per km | 18:50 |
| Pace per mile | 30:18 |
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 base | 1:59/100 m |
| Threshold | 1:47/100 m |
| Build sets | 1:42/100 m |
| Sprint intervals | 1:36/100 m |
| Lap pace (25 m pool) | 0:28/lap |
Try a different time for 800 m
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