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 · 2025/26
- Divisions · 2025/26
- 18
- 9 competitions
- Average field
- 14.3
- entries per division
- Top club
- Clifton
- 138 pts · 6 golds
Open MenFull list (45) →
- 1Samuel BooysenCliftonRating 734
- 2Jalaaludeen SamuelsCliftonRating 681
- 3Jake H.CliftonRating 665
- 4Javin PresenceMilnertonRating 661
- 5Nicholas Peter KingstonSummerstrandRating 659
- 6Robert ShaffLlandudnoRating 631
- 7Darryl LindtCliftonRating 630
- 8Joshua C.Fish HoekRating 628
- 9Zakariyyaa AbrahamsFish HoekRating 627
- 10Siyanda MthethwaDurban SurfRating 625
Open WomenFull list (19) →
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 · 2025/26
All records →Most golds
Individual divisions won (1st in the final ranking). Relays not included.
- 1Samuel BooysenClifton · from 5 divisions · 2025/265golds
- 2Tannah M.Durban Surf · from 5 divisions · 2025/264golds
- 3Christopher D.Warnadoone · from 3 divisions · 2025/263golds
- 3Eve A.Fish Hoek · from 3 divisions · 2025/263golds
- 3Zoë B.Clifton · from 4 divisions · 2025/263golds
- 6Thubelihle BandaMarine · from 2 divisions · 2025/261gold
Longest finals streak
Races in a row that reached the final, counting only divisions that had heats or semis first. Straight finals are skipped.
- 1Jalaaludeen SamuelsClifton · 2025/264finals
- 1Samuel BooysenClifton · 2025/264finals
- 3Carlton BaronFalse Bay · 2025/263finals
- 3Zoë B.Clifton · 2025/263finals
- 5Amy HareFish Hoek · 2025/262finals
- 5Celina IsaacsMilnerton · 2025/262finals
- 5Christina MallionClifton · 2025/262finals
- 5Darryl LindtClifton · 2025/262finals
- 5Eve A.Fish Hoek · 2025/262finals
- 5Javin PresenceMilnerton · 2025/262finals
- 5Jenna G.Milnerton · 2025/262finals
- 5Tyler ErnstzenClifton · 2025/262finals
- Open Men · SA Inter-Provincials · Gqeberha3 May 2026 · 4 of 7 entrants ratedField strength 630
- Open Women · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha30 Mar 2026 · 9 of 24 entrants ratedField strength 566
- Open Men · Surf #1 · Clifton15 Nov 2025 · 11 of 23 entrants ratedField strength 565
- Open Men · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha30 Mar 2026 · 16 of 54 entrants ratedField strength 542
- Open Men · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek7 Feb 2026 · 13 of 31 entrants ratedField strength 541
- Open Women · WC Surf Champs · Clifton28 Feb 2026 · 6 of 12 entrants ratedField strength 538
- Open Men · Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dairy Beach21 Feb 2026 · 4 of 11 entrants ratedField strength 533
- Open Women · Series 4 · Durban Surf25 Jan 2026 · 3 of 7 entrants ratedField strength 530
- Open Women · Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dairy Beach21 Feb 2026 · 3 of 8 entrants ratedField strength 529
- Open Men · WC Surf Champs · Clifton28 Feb 2026 · 16 of 32 entrants ratedField strength 521
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 · Gqeberha · 3 May 2026
- Samuel Booysen · Western CapeOpen Men · SA Inter-Provincials · Gqeberha · 3 May 2026
- Zoë B. · CliftonOpen Women · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha · 30 Mar 2026
- Eve A. · Fish HoekOpen Women · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha · 30 Mar 2026
- Samuel Booysen · CliftonOpen Men · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha · 30 Mar 2026
- Eve A. · Fish HoekOpen Women · WC Surf Champs · Clifton · 28 Feb 2026
- Samuel Booysen · CliftonOpen Men · WC Surf Champs · Clifton · 28 Feb 2026
- Tannah M. · Durban SurfOpen Women · Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dairy Beach · 21 Feb 2026
- Christopher D. · Durban SurfOpen Men · Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dairy Beach · 21 Feb 2026
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