Swim Pace Calculator
800 m in 19 minutes is a pace of 2:23 per 100 m
Swimming 800 m in 19 minutes requires a pace of 2:23 per 100 m (23:50 per km / 38:21 per mile). This distance is the 800 m pool event.
At 2:23/100 m, each 25 m lap takes 0:36 and each 50 m length takes 1:12. 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 | 19 minutes |
| Pace per 100 m | 2:23 |
| Pace per km | 23:50 |
| Pace per mile | 38:21 |
Training paces at 2:23/100 m
Derived from your 2:23/100 m race pace using the same formula as the Swim Pace Calculator.
| Easy (warm-up / recovery) | 2:44/100 m |
| Aerobic base | 2:30/100 m |
| Threshold | 2:16/100 m |
| Build sets | 2:09/100 m |
| Sprint intervals | 2:02/100 m |
| Lap pace (25 m pool) | 0:36/lap |
Try a different time for 800 m
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