Rowing 2k world record
2000m Row Times
Rowing Standards By Age And Ability
What is a good 2000m row time?
A
good 2000m time
is 07:22.3. This is the
average 2000m time
across all ages and genders. The
fastest 2000m time
is 05:35.8.
Male 2000m Rowing Times
A
good 2000m time for a man
is 07:04.1. This is the
average 2000m time across men
of all ages. The
fastest 2000m time rowed by a man
is 05:35.8.
Average 2000m row time by age and ability
Age
Beginner
Novice
Intermediate
Advanced
Elite
WR
10
10:05.1
09:26.0
08:47.6
08:11.9
07:40.1
06:57.8
15
08:48.6
08:14.4
07:40.9
07:09.7
06:41.9
06:05.0
20
08:17.6
07:45.4
07:13.9
06:44.5
06:18.3
05:43.6
25
08:10.6
07:38.8
07:07.8
06:38.8
06:13.0
05:38.7
30
08:06.9
07:35.4
07:04.6
06:35.9
06:10.2
05:36.2
35
08:13.6
07:41.6
07:10.4
06:41.3
06:15.3
05:40.8
40
08:23.7
07:51.1
07:19.2
06:49.5
06:23.0
05:47.8
45
08:33.8
08:00.5
07:28.0
06:57.7
06:30.7
05:54.8
50
08:43.9
08:10.0
07:36.8
07:05.9
06:38.3
06:01.7
55
08:59.6
08:24.7
07:50.6
07:18.7
06:50.3
06:12.6
60
09:11.4
08:35.7
08:00.8
07:28.2
06:59.2
06:20.7
65
09:29.9
Concept2 Forum
Re: 2k-leaderboard
Postby
Carl Watts
» November 12th, 2022, 10:57 pm
Unfortunately its not impossible for the older monitors like the PM3 to develop a fault due to corrosion mainly and give erratic readings.
Otherwise its pretty difficult to fake a result that is just a bit faster than the best on the board.
I decided to see how hard or easy it was to fake a result and posted a 6:00 2K time but you need a broad range of electronics skills to be able to do it so its way beyond the average rower.
The process was done to see how reliable the results would be for verified rows and verified meters only and I'm pretty confident in summary that they would be 99.99% reliable moving forward with a monitor like the PM5.
You could fake a result with the early PM2 with just a mechanical change and then it got subsequently harder and harder with each generation of monitor to fake a result.
Concept 2 must be able to pull what monitor is being used for a verified time and should display it. The PM5 got a whole lot smarter, lets leave it at that.
I have been pushing for verified meters only rows for Challenges for years now, or at least one monthly Chal
Last Updated: February 24, 2025 (Originally published: September 25, 2024)
What Are Indoor Rowing Records?
Indoor rowing records represent the fastest times achieved on rowing machines (ergometers) across various distances, age categories, and weight classes. These records are officially recognized by Concept2 (the leading manufacturer of rowing machines) and World Rowing (the international governing body for the sport of rowing).
Three main ergometer types are recognized for record purposes:
Static
- The standard setup where the machine remains stationary
Slides
- The ergometer is mounted on slides that move, simulating boat movement
Dynamic
- Specialized machines with moving parts that better replicate on-water rowing
Table of Contents
Open weight (sometimes called "heavyweight") has no upper weight limit for competitors.
Distance
Athlete
Country
Time
Machine Type
Year
6,000m
Sarah Hubbard
Australia
21:14.7
Static
2004
5,000m
Isabel Bisschops
Australia
17:33.4
Static
2020
2,000m
Sofia Asoumanaki
Greece
6:28.2
Static
2015
Distance
Athlete
Country
Time
Machine Type
Year
6,000m
Miles Hudgins
United States
Trends in Indoor Rowing records
(Disclaimer – this article is about World Records set on a Concept2 machine only).
Perhaps more the any other sport, the list of record-setting possibilities on the Indoor rower is immense.
Indoor Rowing machine makers Concept2, maintains, monitors and verifies the records. They have been doing this since Indoor Rowing racing began and as the Indoor Rowing community has grown Concept2 has added more record categories.
Over the 29-plus years that records have been recorded, the list of records has expanded to include a range of distances, age categories, two weight classes, four set times, ultra distance records as well as para-rowing (adaptive) records and records on the RowErg with slides and the Dynamic RowErg.
Total it up and there’s well over 1000 world records.
The 2000m remains the gold medal standard for Indoor Rowing records. This is in line with the distance raced for on-water international rowing competitions. It is therefore probably the hardest record to break. The men’s record is currently held by Josh Dunkley-Smith from Australia. He set the record of 5:35.8 in 2018 breaking a record that had been set ten years prior