Beach Sprint
Beach Sprint 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 Sprint · Nippers · U10 · 2024/25
- Divisions · 2024/25
- 77
- 10 competitions
- Average field
- 19.4
- entries per division
- Top club
- Clifton
- 328 pts · 8 golds
U10 BoysFull list (28) →
U10 GirlsFull list (26) →
Ranked by the beach group rating. Settled ratings only.
Podium rate = medals ÷ entries.
- 2021/2245329 divisions · average field 15.6 · 5 competitions
- 2022/231 45693 divisions · average field 15.7 · 9 competitions
- 2023/241 18880 divisions · average field 14.9 · 8 competitions
- 2024/251 49577 divisions · average field 19.4 · 10 competitions
- 2025/261 55174 divisions · average field 21 · 11 competitions
- 2026/27252 divisions · average field 12.5 · 1 competition
Entries in every Nippers Beach Sprint division each season (September to August), whatever season is picked above.
Records · Nippers · 2024/25
All records →Most golds
Individual divisions won (1st in the final ranking). Relays not included.
And 19 more athletes on 2 golds.
Longest finals streak
Races in a row that reached the final, counting only divisions that had heats or semis first. Straight finals are skipped.
- 1Blake K.Scottburgh · 2024/253finals
- 1Bradley S.Umhlanga Rocks · 2024/253finals
- 1Dax B.Umhlanga Rocks · 2024/253finals
- 1Emma R.Durban Surf · 2024/253finals
- 1Marc S.Umhlanga Rocks · 2024/253finals
- 1Olivia C.Scottburgh · 2024/253finals
- 1Reece R.Scottburgh · 2024/253finals
- 1Slade D.Pirates · 2024/253finals
- 1Thomas A.Umhlanga Rocks · 2024/253finals
And 84 more athletes on 2 finals.
- Women · SA Inter-Provincials · Mossel Bay1 Mar 2025 · 4 of 5 entrants ratedField strength 641
- U13 Girls · East Cape Nipper Champs · Dolphin Beach JBay15 Feb 2025 · 4 of 16 entrants ratedField strength 629
- Men · SA Inter-Provincials · Mossel Bay1 Mar 2025 · 3 of 6 entrants ratedField strength 615
- U14 Girls · Nipper Surf Competition 2 · Fish Hoek2 Feb 2025 · 12 of 20 entrants ratedField strength 549
- U11 Boys · Nipper Surf Competition 2 · Fish Hoek2 Feb 2025 · 9 of 25 entrants ratedField strength 536
- U10 Boys · WC Surf Nippers Champs · Clifton29 Mar 2025 · 9 of 22 entrants ratedField strength 534
- U10 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha28 Apr 2025 · 11 of 40 entrants ratedField strength 532
- U10 Girls · WC Surf Nippers Champs · Clifton29 Mar 2025 · 6 of 27 entrants ratedField strength 529
- U12 Girls · Nipper Surf Competition 2 · Fish Hoek2 Feb 2025 · 10 of 25 entrants ratedField strength 523
- U10 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha28 Apr 2025 · 13 of 44 entrants ratedField strength 515
Field strength: the average settled Flagline Rating entrants carried into the division, from 3 rated entrants.
Championship winners · Nippers
- Mia S. · Kings BeachU10 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 28 Apr 2025
- Blake F. · Kings BeachU10 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 28 Apr 2025
- Kylie S. · Kings BeachU11 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 28 Apr 2025
- Zach M. · Southern CrossU11 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 28 Apr 2025
- Gia H. · CliftonU12 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 28 Apr 2025
- Tristan V. · Big BayU12 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 28 Apr 2025
- Hannah V. · Big BayU13 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 28 Apr 2025
- Shah E. · Kings BeachU13 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 28 Apr 2025
- Sabrina K. · Big BayU14 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 28 Apr 2025
- Ethan C. · Big BayU14 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 28 Apr 2025
- Inaya N. · Kings BeachU9 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 28 Apr 2025
- Liam D. · LlandudnoU9 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 28 Apr 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 sprint works