Swimming works the whole body. See how many calories your session burned by stroke.
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Swimming is one of the best whole-body workouts and puts no impact on the joints. The stroke matters a lot: butterfly and fast freestyle are very vigorous, while leisurely swimming and water aerobics are moderate.
Pick the stroke and time; the calculator uses MET values from the Compendium of Physical Activities. Add laps and the pool length to see your distance and pace per 100 m.
| Stroke | Freestyle — slow / moderate |
| Time | 30 minutes |
| Laps (optional) | 40 |
| Pool length | 25 m |
| Your weight | 70 kg |
| Weight in | kg |
| Calories burned | 213 kcal |
| Stroke | Freestyle, slow / moderate for 30 min |
| Distance | 1,000 m (33 m per minute; 3 min per 100 m) |
| Per hour at this effort | 426 kcal |
| Calories above resting | 176 kcal |
| Fat equivalent | 28 g (7,700 kcal ≈ 1 kg of body fat) |
| MET value used | 5.8 |
213 kcal.
| Stroke | Butterfly |
| Time | 20 minutes |
| Pool length | 25 m |
| Your weight | 75 kg |
| Weight in | kg |
| Calories burned | 362 kcal |
| Stroke | Butterfly for 20 min |
| Per hour at this effort | 1,087 kcal |
| Calories above resting | 336 kcal |
| Fat equivalent | 47 g (7,700 kcal ≈ 1 kg of body fat) |
| MET value used | 13.8 |
362 kcal.
About 200–350 kcal for a 70 kg person, more for butterfly or fast laps.
Butterfly, then fast freestyle and training breaststroke.
Yes, but cold water can make you hungrier afterwards, so watch the post-swim snack.