Average 200m times drop fast through the teenage years as athletes get stronger, faster, and better at running the curve. The numbers below are typical for a developing school athlete, not the times that win championships, so use them to see roughly where you sit and how much room is above you. Here is how the average moves with age, and what tends to separate average from good.
From age 12 to 18 the typical 200 drops by several seconds, driven by natural strength gains and learning to run the bend relaxed. The biggest single jump usually comes around 14 to 16, when training gets more structured and the curve stops being a weak point.
These are typical times, not competitive ones. A good varsity 200 sits well under the age-18 average here, around 22.8 for boys and 26.0 for girls. The gap between average and good is almost always speed endurance and a relaxed back half.
Most athletes above the average have simply trained the curve and the finish, not just run more. Lean into the bend, hold a tall, loose posture through the last 50, and add special endurance work, and you move up the curve faster than age alone takes you.
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Typical boys' times by age, with girls' times in the table below. These are average developing-athlete marks, not competitive ones.
Typical developing-athlete times. Competitive marks are faster.
| Age | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 32.0 s | 34.0 s |
| 12 | 29.0 s | 31.0 s |
| 14 | 27.0 s | 29.5 s |
| 16 | 25.5 s | 28.0 s |
| 18 | 24.5 s | 27.0 s |
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