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 · 2024/25
- Divisions · 2024/25
- 16
- 8 competitions
- Average field
- 11.8
- entries per division
- Top club
- Clifton
- 111 pts · 3 golds
Open Men
- 1Samuel BooysenClifton3 golds3 medals · 3 races
- 2Anele SibisiScottburgh1 gold2 medals · 2 races
- 3Nicholas Peter KingstonSummerstrand1 gold2 medals · 2 races
- 4Rudi BoerMarlin1 gold2 medals · 3 races
- 5Bryce H.Durban Surf1 gold1 medal · 1 race
- 6Khayelihle NgcoboDurban Surf1 gold1 medal · 1 race
- 7Christopher D.Durban Surf0 golds3 medals · 3 races
- 8Jalaaludeen SamuelsClifton0 golds2 medals · 4 races
- 9Kerwin Clarke0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 10Nathan Van Den BergSummerstrand0 golds1 medal · 1 race
Open Women
- 1Eve A.Fish Hoek2 golds3 medals · 3 races
- 2Tiffany KochWarnadoone2 golds3 medals · 4 races
- 3Zoë B.Clifton1 gold3 medals · 3 races
- 4Caitlin ElliottEast London1 gold1 medal · 2 races
- 5Dayna DeebleDurban Surf1 gold1 medal · 2 races
- 6Ella D.Clifton1 gold1 medal · 2 races
- 7Bianca Von BargenSummerstrand0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 8Caitlin ForwordKings Beach0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 9Carmel SadlerSummerstrand0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 10Jade S.Marine0 golds1 medal · 1 race
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 · 2024/25
All records →Most golds
Individual divisions won (1st in the final ranking). Relays not included.
- 1Samuel BooysenClifton · from 3 divisions · 2024/253golds
- 2Eve A.Fish Hoek · from 3 divisions · 2024/252golds
- 2Tiffany KochWarnadoone · from 4 divisions · 2024/252golds
- 4Anele SibisiScottburgh · from 2 divisions · 2024/251gold
- 4Bryce H.Durban Surf · from 1 division · 2024/251gold
- 4Caitlin ElliottEast London · from 2 divisions · 2024/251gold
- 4Dayna DeebleDurban Surf · from 2 divisions · 2024/251gold
- 4Ella D.Clifton · from 2 divisions · 2024/251gold
- 4Khayelihle NgcoboDurban Surf · from 1 division · 2024/251gold
- 4Nicholas Peter KingstonSummerstrand · from 2 divisions · 2024/251gold
- 4Rudi BoerMarlin · from 3 divisions · 2024/251gold
- 4Zoë B.Clifton · from 3 divisions · 2024/251gold
- Open Men · SA Inter-Provincials · Mossel Bay1 Mar 2025 · 3 of 6 entrants ratedField strength 636
- Open Men · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha1 May 2025 · 8 of 30 entrants ratedField strength 594
- Open Men · WC Surf Seniors & Juniors Champs · Strand15 Mar 2025 · 7 of 26 entrants ratedField strength 573
- Open Women · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha1 May 2025 · 10 of 18 entrants ratedField strength 557
- Open Men · Seniors & Juniors Surf Competition 2 · Milnerton18 Jan 2025 · 5 of 36 entrants ratedField strength 542
- Open Women · WC Surf Seniors & Juniors Champs · Strand15 Mar 2025 · 6 of 11 entrants ratedField strength 529
- Open Women · Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dairy Beach12 Apr 2025 · 3 of 9 entrants ratedField strength 506
- Open Women · Seniors & Juniors Surf Competition 2 · Milnerton18 Jan 2025 · 6 of 13 entrants ratedField strength 490
Field strength: the average settled Flagline Rating entrants carried into the division, from 3 rated entrants.
Championship winners · Open
- 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
- Zoë B. · CliftonOpen Women · WC Surf Seniors & Juniors Champs · Strand · 15 Mar 2025
- Samuel Booysen · CliftonOpen Men · WC Surf Seniors & Juniors Champs · Strand · 15 Mar 2025
- Ella D. · Western CapeOpen Women · SA Inter-Provincials · Mossel Bay · 1 Mar 2025
- Samuel Booysen · Western CapeOpen Men · SA Inter-Provincials · Mossel Bay · 1 Mar 2025
- Caitlin Elliott · East LondonOpen Women · East Cape Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dolphin Beach JBay · 15 Feb 2025
- Nicholas Peter Kingston · SummerstrandOpen Men · East Cape Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dolphin Beach JBay · 15 Feb 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