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 · U12 · All-time
- Divisions · All-time
- 355
- 6 seasons
- Average field
- 17.4
- entries per division
- Top club
- Clifton
- 1398 pts · 49 golds
Boys
- 1Levi A.Fish Hoek3 golds3 medals · 3 races
- 2Ethan C.Big Bay2 golds3 medals · 3 races
- 3Joshua P.Scottburgh2 golds3 medals · 3 races
- 4Keagan W.Durban Surf2 golds3 medals · 3 races
- 5Blake K.Scottburgh2 golds3 medals · 4 races
- 6Ameer M.Fish Hoek2 golds2 medals · 2 races
- 7Jake K.Umhlanga Rocks2 golds2 medals · 2 races
- 8Tristan V.Big Bay2 golds2 medals · 2 races
- 9Ahadi M.Clifton1 gold3 medals · 3 races
- 10Marcel N.Strand1 gold3 medals · 3 races
Girls
- 1Annabella E.Scottburgh3 golds4 medals · 5 races
- 2Gia H.Clifton3 golds3 medals · 3 races
- 3Mia S.Umhlanga Rocks3 golds3 medals · 3 races
- 4Sabrina K.Milnerton3 golds3 medals · 3 races
- 5Shiloh R.Milnerton2 golds3 medals · 3 races
- 6Lacey R.Warnadoone2 golds2 medals · 2 races
- 7Lyra H.Kings Beach2 golds2 medals · 2 races
- 8Layla-Jay J.Umhlanga Rocks2 golds2 medals · 3 races
- 9Hannah V.Big Bay1 gold3 medals · 3 races
- 10Bianca S.Umhlanga Rocks1 gold3 medals · 4 races
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 · All-time
All records →Most golds
Individual divisions won (1st in the final ranking). Relays not included.
- 1Gia H.Clifton · from 14 divisions · 2021/22–2025/2610golds
- 2Kyto T.Clifton · from 9 divisions · 2021/22–2023/249golds
- 2Sabrina K.Big Bay · from 11 divisions · 2021/22–2024/259golds
- 4Lyra H.Kings Beach · from 11 divisions · 2021/22–2025/268golds
- 5Annabella E.Scottburgh · from 16 divisions · 2021/22–2024/257golds
- 5Benjamin P.Umhlanga Rocks · from 9 divisions · 2022/23–2025/267golds
- 5Levi A.Fish Hoek · from 13 divisions · 2022/23–2025/267golds
- 5Mia S.Umhlanga Rocks · from 10 divisions · 2022/23–2025/267golds
- 9Ethan C.Clifton · from 10 divisions · 2021/22–2024/256golds
- 9Lacey R.Warnadoone · from 8 divisions · 2022/23–2025/266golds
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 · 2022/23–2025/2612finals
- 1Emma R.Durban Surf · 2022/23–2025/2612finals
- 1Slade D.Pirates · 2023/24–2025/2612finals
- 4Annabella E.Scottburgh · 2021/22–2024/2511finals
- 4Olivia C.Scottburgh · 2022/23–2026/2711finals
- 6Mia S.Umhlanga Rocks · 2022/23–2025/2610finals
- 7Thomas D.Warnadoone · 2021/22–2024/259finals
And 7 more athletes on 8 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
- U14 Boys · SA Inter-Provincials27 May 2023 · 3 of 8 entrants ratedField strength 628
- Men · SA Inter-Provincials5 May 2024 · 4 of 9 entrants ratedField strength 619
- Men · SA Inter-Provincials · Mossel Bay1 Mar 2025 · 3 of 6 entrants ratedField strength 615
- U13 Boys · WC Surf Nippers Champs · Strand2 Mar 2024 · 5 of 25 entrants ratedField strength 610
- Women · SA Inter-Provincials · Gqeberha3 May 2026 · 6 of 9 entrants ratedField strength 609
- U13 Girls · Surf Nipper Competition 2 · Fish Hoek28 Jan 2024 · 4 of 8 entrants ratedField strength 594
- U11 Girls · East Cape Nipper Champs · Dolphin Beach JBay24 Feb 2024 · 3 of 9 entrants ratedField strength 591
- U13 Boys · Surf Nipper Competition 2 · Fish Hoek28 Jan 2024 · 4 of 8 entrants ratedField strength 590
Field strength: the average settled Flagline Rating entrants carried into the division, from 3 rated entrants.
Championship winners · Nippers
- Lyra H. · Eastern CapeWomen · SA Inter-Provincials · Gqeberha · 3 May 2026
- Ziayne W. · Western CapeMen · SA Inter-Provincials · Gqeberha · 3 May 2026
- Alexis B. · Kings BeachU10 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Adrian R. · CliftonU10 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Riley A. · LlandudnoU11 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Benn P. · PlettU11 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Kylie S. · Kings BeachU12 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Levi A. · Fish HoekU12 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Gia H. · CliftonU13 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Joshua Z. · ScottburghU13 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Lyra H. · Kings BeachU14 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Shah E. · Kings BeachU14 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
Division winners at SA Champs, the Inter-Provincials and provincial championships, newest first.
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