Pirates analytics
Club analytics
Pirates kept 49% of its athletes into 2024/25, above KZN (44%) but below SA (54%)
- 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
Nippers7 athletes
- 0U140
- 3U130
- 0U120
- 2U111
- 0U101
Junior (Lifeguard)5 athletes
- 0U191
- 1U170
- 0U151
- 1age not given1
— age group not given: they raced only combined or unlabelled divisions.
Open3 athletes
- 2Open1
Masters16 athletes
- 260-641
- 550-541
- 250-590
- 045-491
- 430-490
Squad by age · 2024/25
- Nippers7 athletes141 entries27 medals19%
- Junior (Lifeguard)8 athletes76 entries32 medals42%
- Open5 athletes21 entries12 medals57%
- Masters16 athletes82 entries54 medals66%
- Mixed ages22 athletes33 entries20 medals61%
Masters have the best podium rate: 54 medals from 82 entries (66%).