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 · Open · 2022/23
- Divisions · 2022/23
- 18
- 9 competitions
- Average field
- 12.3
- entries per division
- Top club
- Umhlanga Rocks
- 77 pts · 5 golds
Open Men
- 1Samuel BooysenClifton3 golds3 medals · 3 races
- 2Bandile NcananaDurban Surf2 golds2 medals · 5 races
- 3Nicholas Peter KingstonSummerstrand1 gold2 medals · 2 races
- 4Diezel StrohfeldtUmhlanga Rocks1 gold2 medals · 4 races
- 5Daniel BergsetUmhlanga Rocks1 gold1 medal · 1 race
- 6Yusseni F.Clifton1 gold1 medal · 2 races
- 7Siyanda MthethwaDurban Surf0 golds3 medals · 4 races
- 8Bulumko NtuthuKings Beach0 golds2 medals · 3 races
- 9Jordan MinterFalse Bay0 golds2 medals · 4 races
- 10Matthew PetzerMarine0 golds1 medal · 1 race
Open Women
- 1Tiffany KochWarnadoone3 golds4 medals · 4 races
- 2Celina IsaacsMilnerton2 golds3 medals · 4 races
- 3Chelsey CookeKings Beach1 gold3 medals · 3 races
- 4Nicolette ChallenorUmhlanga Rocks1 gold1 medal · 1 race
- 5Zoë B.Western Cape1 gold1 medal · 1 race
- 6Jade B.Umhlanga Rocks1 gold1 medal · 3 races
- 7Demi-Mae R.Umhlanga Rocks0 golds2 medals · 4 races
- 8Courtney Jean DavidsonSummerstrand0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 9Dayna DeebleDurban Surf0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 10Emma P.Clifton0 golds1 medal · 1 race
Podium rate = medals ÷ entries.
- 2020/21235 divisions · average field 4.6 · 3 competitions
- 2021/2210212 divisions · average field 8.5 · 6 competitions
- 2022/2322218 divisions · average field 12.3 · 9 competitions
- 2023/2432021 divisions · average field 15.2 · 11 competitions
- 2024/2525418 divisions · average field 14.1 · 9 competitions
- 2025/2625818 divisions · average field 14.3 · 9 competitions
- 2026/2751 division · average field 5 · 1 competition
Entries in every Open Beach Sprint division each season (September to August), whatever season is picked above.
Records · Open · 2022/23
All records →Most golds
Individual divisions won (1st in the final ranking). Relays not included.
- 1Samuel BooysenClifton · from 3 divisions · 2022/233golds
- 1Tiffany KochWarnadoone · from 4 divisions · 2022/233golds
- 3Bandile NcananaDurban Surf · from 5 divisions · 2022/232golds
- 3Celina IsaacsMilnerton · from 4 divisions · 2022/232golds
- 5Chelsey CookeKings Beach · from 3 divisions · 2022/231gold
- 5Daniel BergsetUmhlanga Rocks · from 1 division · 2022/231gold
- 5Diezel StrohfeldtUmhlanga Rocks · from 4 divisions · 2022/231gold
- 5Jade B.Umhlanga Rocks · from 3 divisions · 2022/231gold
- 5Nicholas Peter KingstonSummerstrand · from 2 divisions · 2022/231gold
- 5Nicolette ChallenorUmhlanga Rocks · from 1 division · 2022/231gold
- 5Yusseni F.Clifton · from 2 divisions · 2022/231gold
- 5Zoë B.Clifton · from 1 division · 2022/231gold
Longest finals streak
Races in a row that reached the final, counting only divisions that had heats or semis first. Straight finals are skipped.
Field strength: the average settled Flagline Rating entrants carried into the division, from 3 rated entrants.
Championship winners · Open
- Zoë B. · Western CapeOpen Women · SA Inter-Provincials · 27 May 2023
- Yusseni F. · Western CapeOpen Men · SA Inter-Provincials · 27 May 2023
- Nicolette Challenor · Umhlanga RocksOpen Women · SA Juniors & Seniors · 30 Mar 2023
- Samuel Booysen · CliftonOpen Men · SA Juniors & Seniors · 30 Mar 2023
- Jade B. · Umhlanga RocksOpen Women · Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dairy Beach · 11 Mar 2023
- Daniel Bergset · Umhlanga RocksOpen Men · Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dairy Beach · 11 Mar 2023
- Celina Isaacs · MilnertonOpen Women · WC Surf Seniors & Juniors Champs · Strand · 4 Mar 2023
- Samuel Booysen · CliftonOpen Men · WC Surf Seniors & Juniors Champs · Strand · 4 Mar 2023
- Chelsey Cooke · Kings BeachOpen Women · East Cape Senior Champs · Dolphin Beach JBay · 25 Feb 2023
- Nicholas Peter Kingston · SummerstrandOpen Men · East Cape Senior Champs · Dolphin Beach JBay · 25 Feb 2023
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