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What is a fast 50m freestyle time?
The current world record for the 50 freestyle long course is held by Cesar Cielo (BRA), who set the mark on December 18, 2009 at the CBDA Open – Brazilian Championships, in a time of 20.91. (For World, Olympics and World Championship records you can view them here.)
How long is a 50 meter swim?
50 Meter Pool (Olympic Size)
| Miles | Yards | Lengths |
|---|---|---|
| 50 meters (from wall to wall) | 1 length | |
| 100 meters | 2 lengths | |
| ¼ mile (Sprint Distance) | about 400 meters | 8 lengths |
| ½ mile | about 800 meters | 16 lengths |
How fast is an average swimmer?
about 2 miles per hour
The average swimmer can move at a speed of about 2 miles per hour, which is about the same as taking 56 seconds to swim a 50 metre length of a pool. For comparison, Michael Phelps, the aquatic champ, swims at a speedy 6 miles per hour, according to ESPN.
How fast does Michael Phelps swim 100 meters?
Phelps swam the 100 meters in 38.1 seconds, while the shark did the same length in 36.1 seconds, beating Phelps by two seconds.
How far should I swim in 30 minutes?
If you want to get in a good swim workout in about 30 minutes, you should be swimming at least 20 to 30 laps as a beginner, roughly 40 to 50 laps as an intermediate swimmer, and about 60 laps or more as an advanced swimmer.
How long does it take to swim a mile in a pool?
To determine the average time it takes to swim a mile in a pool, I adjusted the data above to give us a more theoretical number to the average time it should take to swim a mile in a pool. On average it should take roughly 25 to 27 minutes to swim a mile in a pool.
What’s the fastest time for a 50 year old swimmer?
You can sort the meet database by age, distance, year, and even short course (25 yards or meters across) or long course (50 meters across). For example, if you search for 50- to 54-year-old men’s 100-yard freestyle in 2018-19, the fastest time is 48.26 seconds.
What’s the average swim time for a woman?
For the 25- to 29-year-old women, the average swimming time for the 1650 (the swimming competition version of a mile), out of the times recorded, is around 21:30. None of this is exactly a mathematical average, but it’s a bit more accurate of an approximation for the normal or average swim times for those who actually race.
What’s the world record for swimming a mile?
Read Full Disclosure. It might surprise you to know that the current world record for the men’s mile swim stands at an expeditious time of just 14 minutes and 31 seconds held by competitive swimmer Sun Yang from China.