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 · Open · All-time
- Divisions · All-time
- 96
- 7 seasons
- Average field
- 12
- entries per division
- Top club
- Clifton
- 454 pts · 13 golds
Open Men
- 1Samuel BooysenClifton7 golds10 medals · 12 races
- 2Siyanda MthethwaDurban Surf6 golds8 medals · 12 races
- 3Anele SibisiScottburgh4 golds6 medals · 8 races
- 4Christopher D.Durban Surf3 golds6 medals · 7 races
- 5Nicholas Peter KingstonSummerstrand3 golds6 medals · 8 races
- 6Jalaaludeen SamuelsClifton2 golds6 medals · 13 races
- 7Travis MisdorpPirates2 golds3 medals · 5 races
- 8Ethan G.Milnerton2 golds2 medals · 2 races
- 9Jordan MinterFalse Bay1 gold6 medals · 14 races
- 10Gene PratoPirates1 gold4 medals · 6 races
Open Women
- 1Eve A.Fish Hoek6 golds9 medals · 9 races
- 2Dayna DeebleDurban Surf5 golds6 medals · 10 races
- 3Zoë B.Clifton4 golds13 medals · 14 races
- 4Tiffany KochWarnadoone4 golds9 medals · 13 races
- 5Lara EdwardPirates3 golds8 medals · 11 races
- 6Jade B.Umhlanga Rocks3 golds7 medals · 9 races
- 7Christy GilmourDurban Surf3 golds7 medals · 15 races
- 8Jenna TarrEast London3 golds6 medals · 7 races
- 9Keli ReynoldsMarine2 golds6 medals · 8 races
- 10Ayanda MhlunguDurban Surf2 golds4 medals · 6 races
Podium rate = medals ÷ entries.
- 2020/21378 divisions · average field 4.6 · 4 competitions
- 2021/228511 divisions · average field 7.7 · 6 competitions
- 2022/2323318 divisions · average field 12.9 · 9 competitions
- 2023/2431625 divisions · average field 12.6 · 13 competitions
- 2024/2518916 divisions · average field 11.8 · 8 competitions
- 2025/2627916 divisions · average field 17.4 · 8 competitions
- 2026/27122 divisions · average field 6 · 1 competition
Entries in every Open Beach Flags division each season (September to August), whatever season is picked above.
Records · Open · All-time
All records →Most golds
Individual divisions won (1st in the final ranking). Relays not included.
- 1Samuel BooysenClifton · from 14 divisions · 2022/23–2025/268golds
- 2Eve A.Fish Hoek · from 9 divisions · 2023/24–2025/266golds
- 2Siyanda MthethwaDurban Surf · from 12 divisions · 2022/23–2025/266golds
- 4Dayna DeebleDurban Surf · from 10 divisions · 2022/23–2026/275golds
- 5Anele SibisiScottburgh · from 10 divisions · 2021/22–2024/254golds
- 5Tiffany KochWarnadoone · from 13 divisions · 2022/23–2026/274golds
- 5Zoë B.Clifton · from 14 divisions · 2022/23–2025/264golds
- 8Christopher D.Warnadoone · from 7 divisions · 2024/25–2026/273golds
- 8Christy GilmourDurban Surf · from 15 divisions · 2020/21–2025/263golds
- 8Jade B.Umhlanga Rocks · from 9 divisions · 2022/23–2023/243golds
- 8Jenna TarrTuks · from 7 divisions · 2023/24–2025/263golds
- 8Lara EdwardPirates · from 11 divisions · 2020/21–2023/243golds
- 8Nicholas Peter KingstonSummerstrand · from 8 divisions · 2021/22–2025/263golds
- Open Women · SA Inter-Provincials5 May 2024 · 3 of 6 entrants ratedField strength 644
- Open Men · SA Inter-Provincials5 May 2024 · 4 of 7 entrants ratedField strength 642
- Open Men · SA Inter-Provincials · Mossel Bay1 Mar 2025 · 3 of 6 entrants ratedField strength 636
- Open Men · Battle of the Bays · Muizenberg11 Oct 2025 · 4 of 28 entrants ratedField strength 631
- Open Women · Battle of the Bays · Muizenberg11 Oct 2025 · 3 of 9 entrants ratedField strength 618
- Open Men · SA Inter-Provincials · Gqeberha3 May 2026 · 3 of 6 entrants ratedField strength 618
- Open Men · WC Surf Seniors & Juniors Champs · Milnerton24 Feb 2024 · 3 of 38 entrants ratedField strength 610
- Open Men · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha1 May 2025 · 8 of 30 entrants ratedField strength 594
- Open Women · SA Juniors & Seniors21 Mar 2024 · 5 of 24 entrants ratedField strength 584
- Open Men · SA Inter-Provincials27 May 2023 · 3 of 8 entrants ratedField strength 574
Field strength: the average settled Flagline Rating entrants carried into the division, from 3 rated entrants.
Championship winners · Open
- Mandi A. · Eastern CapeOpen Women · SA Inter-Provincials · Gqeberha · 3 May 2026
- Javin Presence · Western CapeOpen Men · SA Inter-Provincials · Gqeberha · 3 May 2026
- Eve A. · Fish HoekOpen Women · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha · 30 Mar 2026
- Samuel Booysen · CliftonOpen Men · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha · 30 Mar 2026
- Eve A. · Fish HoekOpen Women · WC Surf Champs · Clifton · 28 Feb 2026
- Quewin P. · Southern CrossOpen Men · WC Surf Champs · Clifton · 28 Feb 2026
- Dayna Deeble · Durban SurfOpen Women · Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dairy Beach · 21 Feb 2026
- Siyanda Mthethwa · Durban SurfOpen Men · Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dairy Beach · 21 Feb 2026
- Eve A. · Fish HoekOpen Women · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha · 1 May 2025
- Samuel Booysen · CliftonOpen Men · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha · 1 May 2025
- Tiffany Koch · WarnadooneOpen Women · Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dairy Beach · 12 Apr 2025
- Bryce H. · Durban SurfOpen Men · Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dairy Beach · 12 Apr 2025
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