What's a good 1650 freestyle time for a 18-year-old girl?

For 18-year-old girls (SCY), USA Swimming motivational times run from a B standard of 22:47.19 to a AAAA standard of 17:05.39. Enter a time below to see exactly where it ranks nationally and which cut it's closest to.

National 1650 Free times — 18-year-old girls (SCY)

Average
18:20.19
50th percentile
Top 10%
16:56.98
faster than 90%
Top 1%
16:20.18
elite

The average (median) 18-year-old girl swims the 1650 freestyle around 18:20.19 (SCY). Cracking the top 10% takes about 16:56.98, and the fastest 1% go under 16:20.18. Based on 844 swimmers with a recorded time.

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1650 Free motivational standards — 17-18 girls (SCY)

StandardTime
B22:47.19
BB21:09.59
A19:31.89
AA18:43.09
AAA17:54.29
AAAA17:05.39

USA Swimming National Age Group Motivational Times. A time faster than a level's cut counts as that standard achieved.

Average 1650 Free time by age — girls (SCY)

AgeAverageTop 10%
11-year-old girls22:02.4019:50.28
12-year-old girls21:05.9319:04.11
13-year-old girls20:19.0718:26.47
14-year-old girls19:49.3017:57.36
15-year-old girls19:27.5817:43.12
16-year-old girls19:09.2517:26.99
17-year-old girls18:55.2817:17.07
18-year-old girls18:20.1916:56.98

Average = the median recorded 1650 Free time (SCY) for that age. Top 10% = faster than 90% of girls the same age.

Frequently asked questions

What's a good 1650 freestyle time for a 18-year-old girl?

A typical (median) 18-year-old girl swims the 1650 freestyle around 18:20.19 (SCY). A good time is faster than that — cracking the top 10% takes about 16:56.98. For reference, the USA Swimming B motivational standard is 22:47.19 and AAAA is 17:05.39. Based on 844 swimmers with a recorded time.

What's a fast 1650 freestyle time for a 18-year-old girl?

The fastest 1% of 18-year-old girls go under 16:20.18 in the 1650 freestyle (SCY) — around the AAAA motivational standard of 17:05.39. The top 10% are under 16:56.98.

What's the average 1650 freestyle time for a 18-year-old girl?

The median 18-year-old girl swims about 18:20.19 in the 1650 freestyle (SCY), based on 844 swimmers with a recorded time.

What are the USA Swimming motivational standards for the 18-and-up 1650 Free?

For 17-18 girls (SCY), the 1650 Free motivational cuts are B 22:47.19, BB 21:09.59, A 19:31.89, AA 18:43.09, AAA 17:54.29, AAAA 17:05.39.

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