Pirates analytics
Club analytics
Pirates kept 81% of its athletes into 2025/26, above KZN (72%) and SA (62%)
- 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
Nippers4 athletes
- 3age not given1
— age group not given: they raced only combined or unlabelled divisions.
Junior (Lifeguard)4 athletes
- 0U190
- 0U170
- 0U150
- 3age not given1
— age group not given: they raced only combined or unlabelled divisions.
Open4 athletes
- 4Open0
Squad by age · 2026/27
- Nippers4 athletes19 entries4 medals21%
- Junior (Lifeguard)4 athletes16 entries5 medals31%
- Open4 athletes11 entries3 medals27%
- Mixed ages6 athletes6 entries4 medals67%
Junior (Lifeguard) have the best podium rate: 5 medals from 16 entries (31%).