Beach Flags
Beach Flags in South Africa since 2020/21: leaders by Flagline Rating (the beach group rating) and golds, the clubs that win it, how fields are growing and the championship winners. From every result on LiveHeats. Squad bands follow the age groups.
Beach Flags · Masters · All-time
- Divisions · All-time
- 154
- 6 seasons
- Average field
- 5.6
- entries per division
- Top club
- Umhlanga Rocks
- 1152 pts · 61 golds
Masters MenFull list (32) →
- 1Simon VickersUmhlanga RocksRating 695
- 2Nic HornUmhlanga RocksRating 598
- 3Shannon CainSeagullsRating 577
- 4Jeremy MilesUmhlanga RocksRating 573
- 5Paul H HerbertUmhlanga RocksRating 567
- 6Steve CohenPiratesRating 550
- 7Franklin CoetzeeSummerstrandRating 542
- 8Darryn de JagerWarnadooneRating 520
- 9Christopher PearsonUmhlanga RocksRating 517
- 10Kerwin ClarkeSeagullsRating 515
Masters WomenFull list (12) →
- 1Janine PrinsSummerstrandRating 579
- 2Gina McClellandCliftonRating 523
- 3Bronwyn PowellFish HoekRating 514
- 4Keran CoetzerUmhlanga RocksRating 507
- 5Lisa PearsonUmhlanga RocksRating 476
- 6Andrea RohrbeckUmhlanga RocksRating 472
- 7Antje HocklyUmhlanga RocksRating 439
- 8Kerry LouwSummerstrandRating 438
- 9Tracey PooleyCliftonRating 421
- 10Nicolette SmithUmhlanga RocksRating 419
Ranked by the beach group rating. Settled ratings only.
How to read this
The beach group rating counts every beach discipline, not Beach Flags alone. Current ratings of athletes who raced in the last 12 months.
Podium rate = medals ÷ entries.
How to read this
Relay teams count as one entry. Clubs with fewer than 5 entries rank after the rest on it. Inter-Provincials count for provinces, not clubs.
- 2020/214412 divisions · average field 3.7 · 4 competitions
- 2021/227111 divisions · average field 6.5 · 4 competitions
- 2022/2321934 divisions · average field 6.4 · 5 competitions
- 2023/2417735 divisions · average field 5.1 · 5 competitions
- 2024/2513626 divisions · average field 5.2 · 3 competitions
- 2025/2621636 divisions · average field 6 · 4 competitions
Entries in every Masters Beach Flags division each season (1 October to 30 September, LSA's competition season), whatever season is picked above.
Records · Masters · All-time
All records →Most titles
Individual divisions won (1st in the final ranking). Relays not included.
- 1Derek MorrisUmhlanga Rocks · from 11 races · 2020/21–2025/2610golds
- 2Lisa PearsonUmhlanga Rocks · from 9 races · 2020/21–2025/268golds
- 3Andrea RohrbeckUmhlanga Rocks · from 15 races · 2020/21–2025/266golds
- 3Paul H HerbertUmhlanga Rocks · from 11 races · 2020/21–2025/266golds
- 3Siyanda NgexeDurban Pro's · from 9 races · 2020/21–2022/236golds
- 6Nic HornUmhlanga Rocks · from 9 races · 2020/21–2025/265golds
- 7Antje HocklyUmhlanga Rocks · from 7 races · 2020/21–2025/264golds
- 7Bruce Darbyshire-RobertsScottburgh · from 4 races · 2022/23–2025/264golds
- 7Christina MallionClifton · from 5 races · 2021/22–2025/264golds
- 7Devon DanielsUmhlanga Rocks · from 5 races · 2022/23–2023/244golds
- 7Renee VrahimisFish Hoek · from 4 races · 2022/23–2025/264golds
- 7Tamara SneydScottburgh · from 5 races · 2023/24–2025/264golds
- Masters 55-59 Men · SA Masters · Gqeberha29 Mar 2026 · 3 of 11 entrants ratedField strength 475
- Masters 50-54 Men · Masters Champs · Battery Beach · Pirates30 Mar 2025 · 4 of 6 entrants ratedField strength 447
- Masters 50-54 Men · Masters Champs · Battery Beach · Pirates8 Mar 2026 · 5 of 8 entrants ratedField strength 407
- Men · Training Series 3 · Durban Surf6 Nov 2022 · 3 of 5 entrants ratedField strength 401
Field strength: the average settled Flagline Rating entrants carried into the division, from 3 rated entrants.
Championship winners · Masters
- Samantha Marais · Harties ReflectionMasters 30-34 Women · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Buntu Mdyeshane · CliftonMasters 30-34 Men · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Mandi A. · SummerstrandMasters 35-39 Women · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Daniel Howitz · Bluewater BayMasters 35-39 Men · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Robyn Smith · Fish HoekMasters 40-44 Women · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Franklin Coetzee · SummerstrandMasters 40-44 Men · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Janine Prins · SummerstrandMasters 45-49 Women · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Bruce Abrahams · Fish HoekMasters 45-49 Men · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Mariette Ceronio · Fish HoekMasters 50-54 Women · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Paul H Herbert · Umhlanga RocksMasters 50-54 Men · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Lisa Pearson · Umhlanga RocksMasters 55-59 Women · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Shannon Cain · SeagullsMasters 55-59 Men · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
Division winners at SA Champs, the Inter-Provincials and provincial championships, newest first.
Juniors are shown as first name and initial. All disciplines · How beach flags works