Rowing Times Analysis: Dallas Rowers & National Comparisons

Question
Hi Al,
I live in Dallas and since I have not grown up with rowing like in the east/west coast I have not been as fully aclimated to rowing. I am a senior and have been rowing for the entire high school span. I am 6'2" 180 pounds and my times are 6:42 for a 2k and 21:46 on the 6k. I was wondering where I stand next to fellow rowers in the rest of the nation since most of my competition and fellow rowers are generally much slower than the east and west.

Answer
Hi John: While you may not be rowing in a rowing hotbed like Boston or Philadelphia, your erg scores are truly Texas-sized.  Using the Concept II database, here is where you stack up against others your age:

2K Average Time: 7:03.0

PERCENTILES
90th   75th   50th   25th
6:29.8 6:44.0 6:58.4 7:16.3

6K Average Time: 22:42.4

PERCENTILES    
90th    75th    50th    25th
20:38.6 21:22.0 22:36.7 23:30.7

Good Luck/AP