What is the average swim time in a triathlon?

The answer, based on our analysis of more than 75 triathlons: about 3 hours, on average. Swim 1.5k in 40 minutes, Bike 40k in an hour and 20 minutes, and Run 10k in one hour.

How long is the swim portion of an Ironman triathlon?

Ironman Distance Triathlon = Swim distance is 2.4 miles or approximately 4000 yards.

How long does 750m swim take?

Realistically, for an open water 750m swim, we want to be under the 20 minute mark. We know that 15 minute swim times can be done by those swimming at 2:00/100m, 20 mins is broken for those swimming 2:40s or faster.

What is the average swim time for an Ironman?

The average swim time across Ironman races is 1h19 min (pace of 2:04 min/100m). The women are covering the 3,8 km in 1h22 min (or 2:10 min/100m) and the men in 1h18 min (or 2:03 min/100m).

Can you swim any stroke in a triathlon?

Athletes can use any triathlon swimming stroke or technique they wish. These include treading water or floating, which are useful skills to have in open water swimming where there are no lane ropes or solid objects to hold on to for rest.

How many laps should I swim in 30 minutes?

Time Yourself Swimming a Lap If you want to swim for 30 minutes, divide 30 minutes by your average lap time to determine how many laps you need to swim. For example, if you swim a lap in 45 seconds, you need to swim about 67 laps to complete a 30-minute workout.

Is doing an Ironman bad for you?

Although it remains true that people who exercise are generally healthier than those who don’t, a study published this month in Mayo Clinic Proceedings and a study presented last week to the American College of Sports Medicine find excessive training for ultramarathons, Olympic-length triathlons and other endurance

What’s harder than an Ironman?

An ultra-triathlon is a long-distance triathlon. The term generally refers to all triathlon events with a distance that is a multiple of the Ironman Triathlon, which consists of 2.4 miles (3.86 km) of swimming, 112 miles (180.25 km) of cycling, and a full marathon (26.2 mi or 42.2 km) of running.

What is a good triathlon time for a beginner?

For the beginner triathlete, it will take about 1 hour 50 minutes to complete their first sprint distance triathlon. If we break down the average sprint triathlon time, this should take the novice triathlete around 2 minutes per 100 m in the swim. 1 hour for the bike leg, and up to 30 minutes to complete the run.

How fast do triathletes swim 1500M?

So assuming spotting goes well and no major issues I would expect to finish 1500M in a pool around 28-30 minutes.

Do you wear socks in a triathlon?

Most pro triathletes don’t wear socks for sprint and Olympic distance events and are wearing some for longer events. However, over a full Ironman distance, it is rather insignificant. The comfort of socks over such a big distance is, for most people, well worth those couple of seconds.

What is the slowest Ironman time?

But what about the slowest races overall? Those honors go to the Philippines, where we find both the 70.3 and full Ironman courses with the slowest average finishing times: 6:45:27 and 14:31:02, respectively. Only one North American event makes it on either list of slowest or fastest Ironman courses: Ironman St.

Can you swim backstroke in an Ironman?

You can absolutely do breaststroke in an Ironman! The only stroke that you can’t do in any sort of triathlon is backstroke – for two reasons; firstly, because you can’t see where you’re going, and secondly, because it’s rolling on your back that signifies you may be in danger or at least struggling.

How long should it take to swim 2 miles?

On average it should take beginners anywhere from 40 to 50 minutes to swim a mile, while intermediate swimmers will be able to swim a mile in roughly 30 to 35 minutes and advanced swimmers in about 25 minutes or less.