Swim Pace Calculator
800 m in 17 minutes is a pace of 2:07 per 100 m
Swimming 800 m in 17 minutes requires a pace of 2:07 per 100 m (21:10 per km / 34:03 per mile). This distance is the 800 m pool event.
At 2:07/100 m, each 25 m lap takes 0:32 and each 50 m length takes 1:04. 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 | 17 minutes |
| Pace per 100 m | 2:07 |
| Pace per km | 21:10 |
| Pace per mile | 34:03 |
Training paces at 2:07/100 m
Derived from your 2:07/100 m race pace using the same formula as the Swim Pace Calculator.
| Easy (warm-up / recovery) | 2:26/100 m |
| Aerobic base | 2:13/100 m |
| Threshold | 2:01/100 m |
| Build sets | 1:54/100 m |
| Sprint intervals | 1:48/100 m |
| Lap pace (25 m pool) | 0:32/lap |
Try a different time for 800 m
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