Indoor Rower All-Time Bests by Age and Distance

On the Concept II Indoor Rower

by Tony Dziepak, last modified 22 Jul 2008


All-time Best

men by distance (with pace):
  435 in  1:00     (1:09.0) Rob Waddell ??
  500 in  1:14.5   (1:14.5) Dwayne Adams US 06
 1000 in  2:39.6   (1:19.8) Jose Luis Sanz Ortega Esp 05
 2000 in  5:37.0   (1:24.3) Matthias Siejkowski 34 Ger 1Feb02
 2500 in  7:10.7   (1:26.1) Matthias Siejkowsky 25 Pol 1992
 5000 in 15:09.9   (1:31.0) James Cracknell GB 2002
 6000 in 18:35.5   (1:33.0) Cyrus Beasley 1995
 9499 in 30:00     (1:34.7) standard
10000 in 31:36.5   (1:34.8) Jean Christophe Rolland Fra 1May00
18128 in 60:00     (1:39.3) Mahe Drysdale NZ 2006
21097 in 1:11:02.4 (1:41.0) Dwayne Adams 2005
42195 in 2:25:15.8 (1:43.3) Berki Kuka 27 Hun 2Jan01

women by distance (with pace):
  500 in 1:25.3    (1:25.3) Evert vanderZee 26 Neth 20Jul01
 1000 in 3:12.0    (1:36.0) standard
 2000 in 6:24.4    (1:36.1) Sophie Balmary Fra 2007
 2500 in 8:12.5    (1:38.5) Maria Brandin Swe 30 95
 5000 in 17:18.4   (1:43.8) standard
 6000 in 20:46.7   (1:43.9) Ruth Davidon 00
 8455 in 30:00     (1:46.4) standard
10000 in 35:30.9   (1:46.5) Victoria Starr 29 GB 01
16193 in 60:00     (1:51.2) Luanne Suplick US 2005
21097 in 1:23:12.0 (1:58.3) Kristina Francke 23 Nor 5Apr03
42195 in 2:49:39.5 (2:00.6) Barbara Graf Ger 2006

The record paces are plotted by distance in the Pacechart Excel file. 

men by age:
6:28.0 @ 13 Michael Johnson GB 15Nov03 BIRC
6:01.1 @ 15 Karsten Brodowski Ger Feb02 CRASHB
5:56.9 @ 16 Matt T NZ 2008 ???
5:49.9 @ 17 James Bradley GB 2001
5:47.0 @ 18 Karsten Borodowsky Ger 04
5:46.6 @ 19 Klaus Geiger Tako, FI 98
5:40.6 @ 20 Karsten Brodowski Ger 2006
5:40.1 @ 21 Rob Waddell NZ 97
5:39.5 @ 22 Rob Waddell NZ 22Feb98
5:38.3 @ 24 Rob Waddell NZ 99
5:36.6 @ 32 Rob Waddell NZ 2008
5:37.0 @ 34 Matthias Siejkowski Ger 02
5:46.2 @ 41 Dwayne Adams US 2006
5:47.9 @ 42 Dwayne Adams US 2007
5:52.0 @ 43 Pertii Karppinen Fin 2000
6:03.0 @ 45 Antti Niskanen Fin 2004
6:04.0 @ 46 Jim Brinsfield una 20Feb99
6:04.8 @ 48 Tore Foss Feb00
6:06.1 @ 49 Tore Foss Nor 01
6:07.7 @ 50 Andy Ripley GB 22Feb98
6:11.4 @ 51 Tore Foss Feb03
6:13.6 @ 53 Paul Hendershott 97
6:17.2 @ 55 T.J. Osterling 2004
6:21.3 @ 57 Andy Ripley GB 2005
6:23.7 @ 60 Paul Hendershott Feb04
6:28.0 @ 61 Paul Hendershott Feb05
6:32.2 @ 62 Jim Castellan 2007
6:43.2 @ 64 Paul Hendershott 2007
6:46.9 @ 65 Christian Sommer Ger 24Feb08 CRASHB
6:53.2 @ 66 Peter Lekisch US 2007
6:57.7 @ 67 Max Joseph-Noel Fra 2006
6:59.1 @ 69 Stephen Rounds NJ 22Feb98
7:02.6 @ 70 Stephen Rounds NJ 99
7:06.5 @ 72 Stephen Rounds 01
7:11.7 @ 73 Stephen Rounds Feb02
7:21.9 @ 75 Alex Wilson Can 2007
7:22.6 @ 76 Alex Wilson Can 2007
7:24.4 @ 77 Dean Smith 2004
7:28.5 @ 78 Dean Smith Feb05
7:29.3 @ 79 Dean Smith 2006
7:31.3 @ 80 Dean Smith 2006
7:42.0 @ 81 Walter Wagner Ger 24Feb08 CRASHB
7:57.9 @ 82 Robert Spenger US 2007
8:00.2 @ 83 Robert Spenger US 2007

women by age:
7:29.1 @ 12 Cullane Horne US 2005
7:14.0 @ 14 Kaisa Pajusalu Fra 2004
6:58.0 @ 15 Elise Wilson, US 2005
6:46.4 @ 16 Elise Wilson, US 2007
6:33.9 @ 18 Sarah Hubbard US 2004
6:30.8 @ 22 Georgina Evers-Swindel NZ 24Feb02
6:28.6 @ 23 Georgina Evers-Swindel NZ 02
6:28.4 @ 26 Sophie Balmary Fra 2006
6:24.4 @ 27 Sophie Balmary Fra 2007
6:28.8 @ 31 Sarah Winckless GB 2004
6:32.3 @ 31 Amy Fuller Feb00
6:34.9 @ 32 Ruth Davidon 96
6:35.7 @ 33 Maria Brandin Swe 97
6:37.0 @ 34 Maria Brandin Swe 98
6:40.4 @ 41 Carol Skricki Apr04
6:56.0 @ 43 Tracy Axten GB 2006
6:56.5 @ 44 Tracy Axten GB 2007
7:05.0 @ 46 Nancii Bernard Can 2005
7:06.6 @ 50 Anna Bailey UK 02
7:07.6 @ 51 Anna Bailey 2002
7:07.8 @ 52 Anna Bailey 2003
7:11.6 @ 53 Anna Bailey GB 14Dec03
7:13.8 @ 55 Carie Graves US 2004
7:24.9 @ 56 Anna Bailey GB 2008
7:31.0 @ 62 Mies Bernelot Moens Ned 2008
7:50.0 @ 63 Ingrid Petersen Den 2007
7:53.4 @ 65 Barbara Pike US 2007
7:59.6 @ 68 Luanne Mills US 2008
8:09.5 @ 69 Anne Cresswell Aus 2008
8:22.3 @ 70 Renee Camu Fra 2007
8:26.7 @ 71 Renee Camu Fra 2007
8:36.5 @ 76 Emily Cornwell Aus 2008
8:54.0 @ 79 Ruth Doell US 2006
8:54.8 @ 81 Ruth Doell US 2008
The absolute records are plotted by age in the row-wb Excel file.
LINKS
Erg Pace Chart
Concept II UK records
Concept II
Marilyn Duarte's Concept II online training site
Tony Dziepak homepage
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