Single Ski
Single Ski in South Africa since 2020/21: leaders by Flagline Rating (the ski 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.
Single Ski · Open · 2025/26
- Divisions · 2025/26
- 12
- 6 competitions
- Average field
- 19.7
- entries per division
- Top club
- Fish Hoek
- 248 pts · 7 golds
Open Men
- 1Mark KeelingFish Hoek1 gold2 medals · 2 races
- 2Samuel M.Fish Hoek1 gold2 medals · 4 races
- 3Cody S.Fish Hoek1 gold2 medals · 5 races
- 4James MatthewsFish Hoek1 gold1 medal · 1 race
- 5Matthew CoetzerFish Hoek1 gold1 medal · 1 race
- 6Ulvard HartFish Hoek1 gold1 medal · 1 race
- 7Matthew C.Summerstrand0 golds2 medals · 2 races
- 8Heath ClarkeFish Hoek0 golds2 medals · 5 races
- 9Matthew BradingFish Hoek0 golds2 medals · 5 races
- 10Luke NisbetPirates0 golds1 medal · 1 race
Open Women
- 1Kira BesterClifton4 golds4 medals · 4 races
- 2Nicola HarcusFish Hoek1 gold2 medals · 3 races
- 3Tiffany KochWarnadoone1 gold1 medal · 2 races
- 4Georgia S.Fish Hoek0 golds2 medals · 2 races
- 5Rosie EdwardsFish Hoek0 golds2 medals · 3 races
- 6Waris M.Fish Hoek0 golds2 medals · 4 races
- 7Grace C.0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 8Melanie van NiekerkClifton0 golds1 medal · 2 races
- 9Sash H.Umhlanga Rocks0 golds1 medal · 2 races
- 10Jade WilsonClifton0 golds1 medal · 3 races
Podium rate = medals ÷ entries.
- 2020/21417 divisions · average field 5.9 · 4 competitions
- 2021/2213913 divisions · average field 10.7 · 7 competitions
- 2022/2326617 divisions · average field 15.6 · 10 competitions
- 2023/2424318 divisions · average field 13.5 · 9 competitions
- 2024/2524917 divisions · average field 14.6 · 9 competitions
- 2025/2623612 divisions · average field 19.7 · 6 competitions
- 2026/27162 divisions · average field 8 · 1 competition
Entries in every Open Single Ski 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.
- 1Kira BesterClifton · from 4 divisions · 2025/264golds
- 2Cody S.Fish Hoek · from 5 divisions · 2025/261gold
- 2James MatthewsFish Hoek · from 1 division · 2025/261gold
- 2Mark KeelingFish Hoek · from 2 divisions · 2025/261gold
- 2Matthew CoetzerFish Hoek · from 1 division · 2025/261gold
- 2Nicola HarcusFish Hoek · from 3 divisions · 2025/261gold
- 2Samuel M.Fish Hoek · from 4 divisions · 2025/261gold
- 2Tiffany KochWarnadoone · from 2 divisions · 2025/261gold
- 2Ulvard HartFish Hoek · from 1 division · 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.
And 8 more athletes on 2 finals.
- Open Men · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha30 Mar 2026 · 6 of 38 entrants ratedField strength 601
- Open Women · Surf #1 · Clifton15 Nov 2025 · 4 of 11 entrants ratedField strength 576
- Open Men · WC Surf Champs · Clifton28 Feb 2026 · 10 of 29 entrants ratedField strength 566
- Open Men · Surf #2 · Milnerton17 Jan 2026 · 5 of 14 entrants ratedField strength 553
- Open Men · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek7 Feb 2026 · 6 of 28 entrants ratedField strength 544
- Open Men · Surf #1 · Clifton15 Nov 2025 · 4 of 17 entrants ratedField strength 536
- Open Women · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek7 Feb 2026 · 7 of 18 entrants ratedField strength 527
- Open Women · Surf #2 · Milnerton17 Jan 2026 · 5 of 12 entrants ratedField strength 518
- Open Women · WC Surf Champs · Clifton28 Feb 2026 · 6 of 20 entrants ratedField strength 511
- Open Women · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha30 Mar 2026 · 5 of 23 entrants ratedField strength 470
Field strength: the average settled Flagline Rating entrants carried into the division, from 3 rated entrants.
Championship winners · Open
- Kira Bester · CliftonOpen Women · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha · 30 Mar 2026
- Mark Keeling · Fish HoekOpen Men · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha · 30 Mar 2026
- Kira Bester · CliftonOpen Women · WC Surf Champs · Clifton · 28 Feb 2026
- Matthew Coetzer · Fish HoekOpen Men · WC Surf Champs · Clifton · 28 Feb 2026
- Tiffany Koch · WarnadooneOpen Women · Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dairy Beach · 21 Feb 2026
- James Matthews · Fish HoekOpen 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 single ski works