Pirates analytics
Club analytics
Pirates kept 45% of its athletes into 2022/23, below KZN (55%) and SA (59%)
- 2020/21: 22 athletes (first season on record)
- 2021/22: 49 athletes, 37 new, 12 returning, 10 left
- 2022/23: 63 athletes, 39 new, 24 returning, 27 left
- 2023/24: 55 athletes, 16 new, 39 returning, 25 left
- 2024/25: 31 athletes, 3 new, 28 returning, 28 left
- 2025/26: 46 athletes, 20 new, 26 returning, 6 left
- 2026/27: 12 athletes, 3 new, 9 returning
- 2026/27so farAthletes 12New 3Returning 9Lapsed –Back from last season 9 of 46
- 2025/26Athletes 46New 20Returning 26Lapsed 6Back from last season 81%
- 2024/25Athletes 31New 3Returning 28Lapsed 28Back from last season 49%
- 2023/24Athletes 55New 16Returning 39Lapsed 25Back from last season 60%
- 2022/23Athletes 63New 39Returning 24Lapsed 27Back from last season 45%
- 2021/22Athletes 49New 37Returning 12Lapsed 10Back from last season 55%
- 2020/21Athletes 22New –Returning –Lapsed –Back from last season –
- 2024/25 → 2025/260%0 of 5
- 2023/24 → 2024/2529%2 of 7
- 2022/23 → 2023/240 of 30 of 3 · small sample
- 2021/22 → 2022/2317%1 of 6
- 2025/26 → 2026/272 of 7 so far
Nippers12 athletes
- 0U140
- 0U131
- 1U120
- 5U111
- 0U100
- 2U90
- 2age not given0
— age group not given: they raced only combined or unlabelled divisions.
Junior (Lifeguard)12 athletes
- 0U191
- 4U173
- 2U150
- 2age not given0
— age group not given: they raced only combined or unlabelled divisions.
Open10 athletes
- 7Open3
Masters29 athletes
- 175+0
- 560-640
- 455-591
- 650-540
- 645-491
- 140-440
- 135-390
- 130-340
- 1age not given0
— age group not given: they raced only combined or unlabelled divisions.
Squad by age · 2022/23
- Nippers12 athletes100 entries15 medals15%
- Junior (Lifeguard)15 athletes184 entries60 medals33%
- Open20 athletes101 entries30 medals30%
- Masters29 athletes138 entries50 medals36%
- Mixed ages42 athletes92 entries37 medals40%
Mixed ages have the best podium rate: 37 medals from 92 entries (40%).