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 · Nippers · All-time
- Divisions · All-time
- 374
- 6 seasons
- Average field
- 18.1
- entries per division
- Top club
- Clifton
- 1767 pts · 83 golds
Boys
- 1Ahadi M.Clifton12 golds13 medals · 14 races
- 2Kyto T.Clifton9 golds10 medals · 10 races
- 3Levi A.Fish Hoek7 golds12 medals · 14 races
- 4Benjamin P.Umhlanga Rocks6 golds7 medals · 8 races
- 5Azanda N.Durban Surf5 golds9 medals · 10 races
- 6Asher V.Strand5 golds8 medals · 14 races
- 7Marcel N.Strand5 golds7 medals · 11 races
- 8Ted R.Clifton5 golds6 medals · 10 races
- 9Liam D.Llandudno5 golds5 medals · 5 races
- 10Slade D.Pirates4 golds9 medals · 18 races
Girls
- 1Gia H.Clifton11 golds14 medals · 15 races
- 2Olivia C.Scottburgh10 golds12 medals · 15 races
- 3Bianca S.Umhlanga Rocks7 golds12 medals · 12 races
- 4Emma R.Durban Surf7 golds12 medals · 15 races
- 5Hannah V.Big Bay7 golds12 medals · 16 races
- 6Alexa H.Clifton7 golds7 medals · 9 races
- 7Lyra H.Kings Beach6 golds9 medals · 10 races
- 8Sinai H.Pirates6 golds6 medals · 7 races
- 9Riziki M.Clifton5 golds6 medals · 7 races
- 10Ruby S.Summerstrand4 golds8 medals · 9 races
Podium rate = medals ÷ entries.
- 2021/2248535 divisions · average field 13.9 · 6 competitions
- 2022/231 34385 divisions · average field 15.8 · 9 competitions
- 2023/241 68292 divisions · average field 18.3 · 9 competitions
- 2024/251 67588 divisions · average field 19 · 11 competitions
- 2025/261 57472 divisions · average field 21.9 · 11 competitions
- 2026/27252 divisions · average field 12.5 · 1 competition
Entries in every Nippers Beach Flags division each season (September to August), whatever season is picked above.
Records · Nippers · All-time
All records →Most golds
Individual divisions won (1st in the final ranking). Relays not included.
- 1Ahadi M.Clifton · from 14 divisions · 2021/22–2025/2612golds
- 2Gia H.Clifton · from 15 divisions · 2021/22–2025/2611golds
- 3Olivia C.Scottburgh · from 15 divisions · 2021/22–2026/2710golds
- 4Kyto T.Clifton · from 10 divisions · 2021/22–2023/249golds
- 5Alexa H.Clifton · from 9 divisions · 2022/23–2024/257golds
- 5Bianca S.Umhlanga Rocks · from 12 divisions · 2021/22–2024/257golds
- 5Emma R.Durban Surf · from 15 divisions · 2021/22–2025/267golds
- 5Hannah V.Clifton · from 16 divisions · 2021/22–2025/267golds
- 5Levi A.Fish Hoek · from 14 divisions · 2022/23–2025/267golds
- 10Benjamin P.Umhlanga Rocks · from 8 divisions · 2022/23–2025/266golds
- 10Lyra H.Kings Beach · from 10 divisions · 2021/22–2025/266golds
- 10Sinai H.Pirates · from 7 divisions · 2024/25–2025/266golds
Longest finals streak
Races in a row that reached the final, counting only divisions that had heats or semis first. Straight finals are skipped.
- Women · SA Inter-Provincials · Mossel Bay1 Mar 2025 · 4 of 5 entrants ratedField strength 660
- Women · SA Inter-Provincials · Gqeberha3 May 2026 · 5 of 10 entrants ratedField strength 639
- U13 Girls · East Cape Nipper Champs · Dolphin Beach JBay15 Feb 2025 · 4 of 16 entrants ratedField strength 629
- U14 Boys · SA Inter-Provincials27 May 2023 · 3 of 9 entrants ratedField strength 628
- U13 Boys · Nipper Competition 1 · Clifton26 Nov 2023 · 6 of 25 entrants ratedField strength 621
- Men · SA Inter-Provincials5 May 2024 · 4 of 10 entrants ratedField strength 619
- U14 Girls · Nipper Competition 1 · Clifton26 Nov 2023 · 3 of 26 entrants ratedField strength 617
- Men · SA Inter-Provincials · Mossel Bay1 Mar 2025 · 3 of 6 entrants ratedField strength 615
- U13 Boys · WC Surf Nippers Champs · Strand2 Mar 2024 · 6 of 30 entrants ratedField strength 600
- U14 Boys · Nipper Competition 1 · Clifton26 Nov 2023 · 6 of 22 entrants ratedField strength 596
Field strength: the average settled Flagline Rating entrants carried into the division, from 3 rated entrants.
Championship winners · Nippers
- Lyra H. · Eastern CapeWomen · SA Inter-Provincials · Gqeberha · 3 May 2026
- Ziayne W. · Western CapeMen · SA Inter-Provincials · Gqeberha · 3 May 2026
- Alexis B. · Kings BeachU10 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Byron H. · Fish HoekU10 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Riley A. · LlandudnoU11 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Jean-Louis K. · Big BayU11 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Kylie S. · Kings BeachU12 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Zuhair G. · Fish HoekU12 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Ella S. · SummerstrandU13 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Kyle T. · CliftonU13 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Lyra H. · Kings BeachU14 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Chase S. · CliftonU14 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 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