What is a Good Triathlon Swim Time?
Taking an Objective Look at the Standards of Age Group Triathlon Swimming
Written by Rory | Mindset & Goal Setting
Hey Team, it’s Rory here. Age Group Triathlon swimming is completely different to any other type of swimming. It’s impossible to compare the swim times of Age Group Triathletes to pro triathletes or specialist swimmers. Even within the ranks of Age Group Triathlon swimming, comparisons are difficult.
The unique set up of Age Group Triathlon swimming makes your job of goal setting and benchmarking downright confusing. I mean, should a 50-55 year old man be setting the same goal times as 25-29 year old woman? Is 2.00/100 a good pace to hold for an Ironman? Will 1.20/100 get you to the front of the pack? I’ve seen this uncertainty lead to endless frustration and a cycle of a love hate relationship with the water from many triathletes over the years.
So I set out to find what the standards of Age Group Triathlon Swimming actually look like.
In this guide I will show you what it takes to be better than average as an age group triathlon swimmer in every AG. We will also take a look at how fast you need to swim to be considered “good” for your age and gender, as well as what it takes to make it in Kona and as a specialist swimmer.
My hope is that what you read will help give you some context to the nuances and standards of age group triathlon swimming. It’s certainly been valuable to my athletes in helping them chase goals that are appropriate and realistic. I hope it will help you too.
After hours of data mining and crunching numbers, I’m excited to share this with you.
~ Rory
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Are You Better Than The Average Tri Swimmer?
What does it take to swim in the top 50% in your Age Group? Here’s what I found Obviously the first thing you’ll want to do is determine how well you stack up.
At the most basic level:
● If on average you swim faster than the pace for your age group you can consider yourself “above average”.
● If on average you’re slower than this time, and your goal is to be competitive you have a bit of catching up to do.
● If on average you’re slower than this time, and your goal is to be competitive you have a bit of catching up to do.
But there is a lot more we can learn from this data than whether you are above or below average.
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