Are these times good?

Question
I'm a 20 year old female 5'7" 145lb novice rower (1st year...rookie) with a 2K time of 7:49.  How does this compare to others in my same "category"

Answer
Hi Ana: Here is the breakdown of 2K times for 19-21 year old women heavyweights (Source: CII Database) --

Average Time: 8:00.1

PERCENTILES
90th   75th   50th   25th
7:18.4 7:33.4 7:54.7 8:24.2

As you can see, your time is above average.

Good Luck/AP