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 · Open · 2021/22
- Divisions · 2021/22
- 6
- 3 competitions
- Average field
- 9.3
- entries per division
- Top club
- Durban Surf
- 47 pts · 2 golds
Open Men
- 1Ernest PhungulaDurban Surf1 gold2 medals · 2 races
- 2Bulumko NtuthuKings Beach1 gold1 medal · 1 race
- 3Keegan CookeKings Beach1 gold1 medal · 1 race
- 4Bandile Ncanana0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 5Nhlanhla Perfect NcayiyaMarine0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 6Ryan Du PreezSummerstrand0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 7Shurkeer CoetzeeSeagulls0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 8Nhlanhla MsaniDurban Surf0 golds1 medal · 2 races
Open Women
- 1Ayanda MhlunguDurban Surf1 gold1 medal · 1 race
- 2Emma S.Pirates1 gold1 medal · 1 race
- 3Hannah NelsonSummerstrand1 gold1 medal · 1 race
- 4Amica De JagerDurban Surf0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 5Chelsey CookeKings Beach0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 6Christy GilmourDurban Surf0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 7Georgiou MarinaKings Beach0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 8Michaella PAGELScottburgh0 golds1 medal · 1 race
Podium rate = medals ÷ entries.
- 2020/21102 divisions · average field 5 · 1 competition
- 2021/22566 divisions · average field 9.3 · 3 competitions
- 2022/2311210 divisions · average field 11.2 · 5 competitions
- 2023/2420716 divisions · average field 12.9 · 9 competitions
- 2024/2514010 divisions · average field 14 · 5 competitions
- 2025/261539 divisions · average field 17 · 5 competitions
Entries in every Open Beach Run division each season (September to August), whatever season is picked above.
Records · Open · 2021/22
All records →Most golds
Individual divisions won (1st in the final ranking). Relays not included.
- 1Ayanda MhlunguDurban Surf · from 1 division · 2021/221gold
- 1Bulumko NtuthuKings Beach · from 1 division · 2021/221gold
- 1Emma S.Pirates · from 1 division · 2021/221gold
- 1Ernest PhungulaDurban Surf · from 2 divisions · 2021/221gold
- 1Hannah NelsonSummerstrand · from 1 division · 2021/221gold
- 1Keegan CookeKings Beach · from 1 division · 2021/221gold
No division here has 3 rated entrants yet.
Field strength: the average settled Flagline Rating entrants carried into the division, from 3 rated entrants.
Championship winners · Open
- Emma S. · PiratesOpen Women · SA Seniors · 24 Mar 2022
- Keegan Cooke · Kings BeachOpen Men · SA Seniors · 24 Mar 2022
- Ayanda Mhlungu · Durban SurfOpen Women · Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dairy Beach · 5 Mar 2022
- Ernest Phungula · Durban SurfOpen Men · Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dairy Beach · 5 Mar 2022
- Hannah Nelson · SummerstrandOpen Women · East Cape Champs · Seniors · 19 Feb 2022
- Bulumko Ntuthu · Kings BeachOpen Men · East Cape Champs · Seniors · 19 Feb 2022
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 run works