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 · 2025/26
- Divisions · 2025/26
- 9
- 5 competitions
- Average field
- 17
- entries per division
- Top club
- Llandudno
- 90 pts · 3 golds
Open Men
- 1Peter CopelandLlandudno2 golds3 medals · 4 races
- 2Keegan CookeKings Beach1 gold1 medal · 1 race
- 3Michael De KwaadstenietLlandudno1 gold1 medal · 2 races
- 4Gabriel H.Llandudno0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 5Jack A.Clifton0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 6Kai PfisterLlandudno0 golds1 medal · 2 races
- 7Robert TweddleLlandudno0 golds1 medal · 2 races
- 8Jordan RomanClifton0 golds1 medal · 3 races
- 9Robert ShaffLlandudno0 golds1 medal · 3 races
- 10Darryl LindtClifton0 golds1 medal · 4 races
Open Women
- 1Jade WilsonClifton1 gold2 medals · 2 races
- 2Waris M.Fish Hoek1 gold2 medals · 3 races
- 3Jade BradleyStrand1 gold1 medal · 1 race
- 4Tailyn S.Milnerton1 gold1 medal · 1 race
- 5Robyn SmithFish Hoek0 golds2 medals · 3 races
- 6Amica De JagerClifton0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 7Ava M.Llandudno0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 8Georgia S.Fish Hoek0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 9Sash H.Umhlanga Rocks0 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 · 2025/26
All records →Most golds
Individual divisions won (1st in the final ranking). Relays not included.
- 1Peter CopelandLlandudno · from 4 divisions · 2025/262golds
- 2Jade BradleyStrand · from 1 division · 2025/261gold
- 2Jade WilsonClifton · from 2 divisions · 2025/261gold
- 2Keegan CookeKings Beach · from 1 division · 2025/261gold
- 2Michael De KwaadstenietLlandudno · from 2 divisions · 2025/261gold
- 2Nhlanhla MsaniDurban Surf · from 1 division · 2025/261gold
- 2Tailyn S.Milnerton · from 1 division · 2025/261gold
- 2Waris M.Fish Hoek · from 3 divisions · 2025/261gold
- Open Men · Battle of the Bays · Muizenberg11 Oct 2025 · 4 of 29 entrants ratedField strength 551
- Open Men · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha30 Mar 2026 · 8 of 27 entrants ratedField strength 530
- Open Men · WC Surf Champs · Clifton28 Feb 2026 · 10 of 22 entrants ratedField strength 524
- Open Women · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha30 Mar 2026 · 5 of 15 entrants ratedField strength 517
- Open Men · Surf #2 · Milnerton17 Jan 2026 · 10 of 24 entrants ratedField strength 502
- Open Women · Surf #2 · Milnerton17 Jan 2026 · 3 of 7 entrants ratedField strength 439
- Open Women · WC Surf Champs · Clifton28 Feb 2026 · 4 of 7 entrants ratedField strength 438
Field strength: the average settled Flagline Rating entrants carried into the division, from 3 rated entrants.
Championship winners · Open
- Jade Wilson · CliftonOpen Women · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha · 30 Mar 2026
- Keegan Cooke · Kings BeachOpen Men · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha · 30 Mar 2026
- Waris M. · Fish HoekOpen Women · WC Surf Champs · Clifton · 28 Feb 2026
- Peter Copeland · LlandudnoOpen Men · WC Surf Champs · Clifton · 28 Feb 2026
- Nhlanhla Msani · Durban SurfOpen Mixed · Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dairy Beach · 21 Feb 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 run works