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 MenFull list (45) →
- 1Samuel BooysenCliftonRating 734
- 2Jalaaludeen SamuelsCliftonRating 681
- 3Jake H.CliftonRating 665
- 4Javin PresenceMilnertonRating 661
- 5Nicholas Peter KingstonSummerstrandRating 659
- 6Robert ShaffLlandudnoRating 631
- 7Darryl LindtCliftonRating 630
- 8Joshua C.Fish HoekRating 628
- 9Zakariyyaa AbrahamsFish HoekRating 627
- 10Siyanda MthethwaDurban SurfRating 625
Open WomenFull list (19) →
Ranked by the beach group rating. Settled ratings only.
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