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 · 2023/24
- Divisions · 2023/24
- 21
- 11 competitions
- Average field
- 15.2
- entries per division
- Top club
- Clifton
- 96 pts · 3 golds
Open MenFull list (24) →
- 1Brayden BergsetUmhlanga RocksRating 714
- 2Samuel BooysenCliftonRating 713
- 3Jordan MinterFalse BayRating 691
- 4Siyanda MthethwaDurban SurfRating 660
- 5Ariel MausenbaumMilnertonRating 655
- 6Jalaaludeen SamuelsCliftonRating 649
- 7Darryl LindtCliftonRating 627
- 8Bandile NcananaDurban SurfRating 623
- 9Josh L.CliftonRating 582
- 10Ayanda MthimkhuluScottburghRating 552
Open WomenFull list (18) →
- 1Jenna TarrTuksRating 700
- 2Nicolette ChallenorUmhlanga RocksRating 667
- 3Zoë B.CliftonRating 666
- 4Jade B.Umhlanga RocksRating 623
- 5Kendra B.CliftonRating 622
- 6Celina IsaacsMilnertonRating 591
- 7Emma P.CliftonRating 560
- 8Caitlin BrouckaertFish HoekRating 529
- 9Tiffany KochWarnadooneRating 512
- 10Christina MallionCliftonRating 486
Ranked by the beach group rating. Settled ratings only.
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 · 2023/24
All records →Most golds
Individual divisions won (1st in the final ranking). Relays not included.
- 1Brayden BergsetUmhlanga Rocks · from 3 divisions · 2023/242golds
- 1Jenna TarrTuks · from 5 divisions · 2023/242golds
- 1Lara JohnsonClifton · from 3 divisions · 2023/242golds
- 1Samuel BooysenClifton · from 6 divisions · 2023/242golds
- 1Siyanda MthethwaDurban Surf · from 4 divisions · 2023/242golds
- 1Tiffany KochWarnadoone · from 2 divisions · 2023/242golds
And 9 more athletes on 1 gold.
Longest finals streak
Races in a row that reached the final, counting only divisions that had heats or semis first. Straight finals are skipped.
- 1Anele SibisiScottburgh · 2023/243finals
- 1Max DavidsonUmhlanga Rocks · 2023/243finals
- 3ahmed khaled2023/242finals
- 3Bandile NcananaDurban Surf · 2023/242finals
- 3Connor B.Kings Beach · 2023/242finals
- 3Jenna TarrTuks · 2023/242finals
- 3Kendra B.Clifton · 2023/242finals
- 3Mechkour Mohammed2023/242finals
- 3Nhlanhla MsaniDurban Surf · 2023/242finals
- 3Otto NdlovuScottburgh · 2023/242finals
- 3Samuel BooysenClifton · 2023/242finals
- 3Zoë B.Clifton · 2023/242finals
- Open Women · SA Inter-Provincials5 May 2024 · 3 of 8 entrants ratedField strength 644
- Open Men · SA Inter-Provincials5 May 2024 · 4 of 6 entrants ratedField strength 642
- Open Women · SA Juniors & Seniors21 Mar 2024 · 4 of 18 entrants ratedField strength 581
- Open Men · SA Juniors & Seniors21 Mar 2024 · 12 of 61 entrants ratedField strength 544
- Open Men · Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dairy Beach24 Feb 2024 · 4 of 19 entrants ratedField strength 519
Field strength: the average settled Flagline Rating entrants carried into the division, from 3 rated entrants.
Championship winners · Open
- Lara Johnson · Western CapeOpen Women · SA Inter-Provincials · 5 May 2024
- Brayden Bergset · KZNOpen Men · SA Inter-Provincials · 5 May 2024
- Jenna Tarr · East LondonOpen Women · SA Juniors & Seniors · 21 Mar 2024
- Jake H. · Big BayOpen Men · SA Juniors & Seniors · 21 Mar 2024
- Eve A. · South AfricaOpen Women · ILS Africa Champs Day 2 · 20 Mar 2024
- Samuel Booysen · South AfricaOpen · ILS Africa Champs Day 2 · 20 Mar 2024
- Malak Ayman Rashwan · EgyptOpen Women · ILS Africa Champs Day 1 · 19 Mar 2024
- Amr Hany kotb · EgyptOpen · ILS Africa Champs Day 1 · 19 Mar 2024
- Nicolette Challenor · Umhlanga RocksOpen Women · Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dairy Beach · 24 Feb 2024
- Lara Johnson · CliftonOpen Women · WC Surf Seniors & Juniors Champs · Milnerton · 24 Feb 2024
- Jenna Tarr · East LondonOpen Women · East Cape Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dolphin Beach JBay · 24 Feb 2024
- Siyanda Mthethwa · Durban SurfOpen Men · Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dairy Beach · 24 Feb 2024
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