Beach Run
Beach Run 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 Run · Nippers · U10 · All-time
- Divisions · All-time
- 270
- 5 seasons
- Average field
- 23
- entries per division
- Top club
- Fish Hoek
- 1655 pts · 41 golds
U10 BoysFull list (36) →
U10 GirlsFull list (34) →
- 1Inaya N.Kings BeachRating 659
- 2Alexis B.Kings BeachRating 651
- 3Amelia G.Fish HoekRating 622
- 4Coco B.Umhlanga RocksRating 620
- 5Evangeline S.Durban SurfRating 611
- 6McKenzie J.SummerstrandRating 604
- 7Elizabeth M.Fish HoekRating 566
- 8Elayna H.Umhlanga RocksRating 556
- 9Alice F.CliftonRating 551
- 10Lucy M.SummerstrandRating 548
Ranked by the beach group rating. Settled ratings only.
Podium rate = medals ÷ entries.
- 2021/2265935 divisions · average field 18.8 · 5 competitions
- 2022/231 96185 divisions · average field 23.1 · 10 competitions
- 2023/2491946 divisions · average field 20 · 5 competitions
- 2024/251 38360 divisions · average field 23.1 · 6 competitions
- 2025/261 28244 divisions · average field 29.1 · 5 competitions
Entries in every Nippers Beach Run 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.
- 1Lexi T.Big Bay · from 13 divisions · 2022/23–2025/2612golds
- 2Hannah V.Clifton · from 13 divisions · 2021/22–2025/269golds
- 2Megan W.Big Bay · from 11 divisions · 2021/22–2024/259golds
- 4Blake C.Fish Hoek · from 8 divisions · 2023/24–2025/267golds
- 4Cameron V.Llandudno · from 14 divisions · 2021/22–2025/267golds
- 4Keagan W.Durban Surf · from 8 divisions · 2021/22–2024/257golds
- 7Marc V.Big Bay · from 11 divisions · 2022/23–2025/266golds
- 8Callum D.Marine · from 6 divisions · 2021/22–2023/245golds
- 8Dylan M.Durban Surf · from 12 divisions · 2021/22–2025/265golds
- 8Lyra H.Kings Beach · from 8 divisions · 2021/22–2025/265golds
- 8Matthew P.Clifton · from 5 divisions · 2024/25–2025/265golds
- 8Vidar B.Fish Hoek · from 13 divisions · 2021/22–2025/265golds
Longest finals streak
Races in a row that reached the final, counting only divisions that had heats or semis first. Straight finals are skipped.
- U13 Girls · East Cape Nipper Champs · Dolphin Beach JBay15 Feb 2025 · 4 of 17 entrants ratedField strength 629
- U13 Boys · WC Surf Nippers Champs · Strand2 Mar 2024 · 5 of 20 entrants ratedField strength 610
- U11 Girls · East Cape Nipper Champs · Dolphin Beach JBay24 Feb 2024 · 3 of 9 entrants ratedField strength 591
- U13 Boys · Nipper Surf Competition 1 · Hout Bay17 Nov 2024 · 8 of 26 entrants ratedField strength 580
- U14 Boys · WC Surf Nippers Champs · Strand2 Mar 2024 · 4 of 20 entrants ratedField strength 574
- U12 Girls · WC Surf Nippers Champs · Strand2 Mar 2024 · 5 of 29 entrants ratedField strength 569
- U13 Girls · WC Surf Nippers Champs · Strand2 Mar 2024 · 9 of 22 entrants ratedField strength 564
- U10 Boys · WC Surf Nippers Champs · Strand2 Mar 2024 · 5 of 20 entrants ratedField strength 563
- U11 Boys · Nipper Surf Competition 1 · Hout Bay17 Nov 2024 · 8 of 24 entrants ratedField strength 562
- U14 Girls · Nipper Surf Competition 1 · Hout Bay17 Nov 2024 · 10 of 19 entrants ratedField strength 556
Field strength: the average settled Flagline Rating entrants carried into the division, from 3 rated entrants.
Championship winners · Nippers
- Amelia G. · Fish HoekU10 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Sebastian L. · Big BayU10 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Blake C. · Fish HoekU11 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Archie W. · CliftonU11 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Bailey B. · East LondonU12 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Matthew P. · CliftonU12 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Lexi T. · Big BayU13 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Dylan M. · Durban SurfU13 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Lyra H. · Kings BeachU14 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Cameron V. · LlandudnoU14 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Georgina P. · CliftonU9 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Farrell V. · CliftonU9 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
Division winners at SA Champs, the Inter-Provincials and provincial championships, newest first.
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