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Beach Sprint

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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.

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Beach Sprint · Nippers · U13 · 2023/24

Divisions · 2023/24
80
8 competitions
Entries · 2023/24
1 188
up from 453 in 2021/22
Average field
14.9
entries per division
Top club
Durban Surf
391 pts · 7 golds

Leaders · Nippers U13

Flagline RatingMost golds
U9U10U11U12U13U14

U13 BoysFull list (24) →

  1. 1Marcel N.CliftonRating 681
  2. 2Ethan C.CliftonRating 660
  3. 3Diego J.Big BayRating 631
  4. 4Joshua M.CliftonRating 629
  5. 5Delmar B.CliftonRating 617
  6. 6Eden W.Kings BeachRating 609
  7. 7Keagan W.Durban SurfRating 603
  8. 8Zac M.CliftonRating 598
  9. 9Callum D.MarineRating 571
  10. 10Daniel V.Fish HoekRating 564

U13 GirlsFull list (29) →

  1. 1Sabrina K.Big BayRating 678
  2. 2Jessica D.Big BayRating 643
  3. 3Shaylee P.Fish HoekRating 621
  4. 4Alexa H.CliftonRating 602
  5. 5Emily R.CliftonRating 596
  6. 6Bella S.Fish HoekRating 589
  7. 6Bailey T.CliftonRating 589
  8. 8Annabella E.ScottburghRating 578
  9. 9Megan W.Big BayRating 574
  10. 10Justina P.Umhlanga RocksRating 568

Ranked by the beach group rating. Settled ratings only.

How to read this

The beach group rating counts every beach discipline, not Beach Sprint alone. Standings at the end of 2023/24.

Top clubs · Nippers

Place
1Your club: Following: Durban Surf7 gold · 30 medals · 159 entries39119%
2Your club: Following: Umhlanga Rocks11 gold · 34 medals · 143 entries32924%
3Your club: Following: Clifton10 gold · 29 medals · 108 entries30527%
4Your club: Following: Big Bay10 gold · 22 medals · 92 entries24524%
5Your club: Following: Summerstrand4 gold · 20 medals · 62 entries22232%
6Your club: Following: Fish Hoek6 gold · 15 medals · 133 entries21311%
7Your club: Following: Llandudno3 gold · 13 medals · 72 entries17318%
8Your club: Following: Scottburgh5 gold · 16 medals · 47 entries16334%
9Your club: Following: Kings Beach10 gold · 15 medals · 48 entries16031%
10Your club: Following: Marine4 gold · 7 medals · 98 entries1307%

Podium rate = medals ÷ entries.

How to read this

Relay teams count as one entry. Clubs with fewer than 5 entries rank after the rest on it. Inter-Provincials count for provinces, not clubs.

Field sizes by season · Nippers

  • 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 57676 divisions · average field 20.7 · 12 competitions

Entries in every Nippers Beach Sprint division each season (1 October to 30 September, LSA's competition season), whatever season is picked above.

Records · Nippers · 2023/24

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Most titles

Individual divisions won (1st in the final ranking). Relays not included.

  1. 1Kyto T.Clifton · from 4 races · 2023/244golds
  2. 2Nina W.Clifton · from 4 races · 2023/243golds
  3. 2Sabrina K.Big Bay · from 3 races · 2023/243golds

And 15 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.

  1. 1Annabella E.Scottburgh · 2023/245finals
  2. 2Catrina H.Pirates · 2023/244finals
  3. 2Justina P.Umhlanga Rocks · 2023/244finals
  4. 2Slade D.Pirates · 2023/244finals

And 21 more athletes on 3 finals.

Strongest fields · Nippers

  1. Men · SA Inter-Provincials5 May 2024 · 4 of 9 entrants ratedField strength 619
  2. U13 Boys · WC Surf Nippers Champs · Strand2 Mar 2024 · 5 of 25 entrants ratedField strength 610
  3. U13 Girls · Surf Nipper Competition 2 · Fish Hoek28 Jan 2024 · 4 of 8 entrants ratedField strength 594
  4. U11 Girls · East Cape Nipper Champs · Dolphin Beach JBay24 Feb 2024 · 3 of 9 entrants ratedField strength 591
  5. U13 Boys · Surf Nipper Competition 2 · Fish Hoek28 Jan 2024 · 4 of 8 entrants ratedField strength 590
  6. U14 Girls · Surf Nipper Competition 2 · Fish Hoek28 Jan 2024 · 4 of 8 entrants ratedField strength 590
  7. Women · SA Inter-Provincials5 May 2024 · 5 of 12 entrants ratedField strength 586
  8. U14 Boys · WC Surf Nippers Champs · Strand2 Mar 2024 · 4 of 23 entrants ratedField strength 574
  9. U14 Boys · Surf Nipper Competition 2 · Fish Hoek28 Jan 2024 · 5 of 8 entrants ratedField strength 570
  10. U10 Boys · WC Surf Nippers Champs · Strand2 Mar 2024 · 5 of 20 entrants ratedField strength 563

Field strength: the average settled Flagline Rating entrants carried into the division, from 3 rated entrants.

Championship winners · Nippers

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