Surf Swim
Surf Swim in South Africa since 2020/21: leaders by Flagline Rating (the swim 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.
Surf Swim · Masters · All-time
- Divisions · All-time
- 72
- 6 seasons
- Average field
- 8.8
- entries per division
- Top club
- Umhlanga Rocks
- 390 pts · 25 golds
Masters MenFull list (132) →
1 settled · 131 provisional
- 1Shane MisdorpPiratesRating 478
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsGareth DragtUmhlanga RocksRating 789±52
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsDawid MockeFish HoekRating 751±46
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsRoy ClarkFish HoekRating 717±59
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsOliver B.MarineRating 687±51
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsVince KingSummerstrandRating 686±44
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsKeith JonesEast LondonRating 675±49
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsBarjo v NiekerkHarties ReflectionRating 644±82
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsRuan MaraisHarties ReflectionRating 642±52
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsBryan AllottCliftonRating 633±49
Masters WomenFull list (48) →
0 settled · 48 provisional
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsEloise HorneFish HoekRating 677±75
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsCarmel SadlerSummerstrandRating 625±60
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsNikki MockeFish HoekRating 597±49
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsTazlin BirchEast LondonRating 583±82
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsTracy GousSummerstrandRating 579±61
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsNatalie GoedhalsSummerstrandRating 565±60
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsJanine PrinsSummerstrandRating 557±73
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsTanya LivingstonUmhlanga RocksRating 555±64
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsAlke StopforthHarties ReflectionRating 539±73
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsJasmine SeymourEast LondonRating 512±82
Ranked by the swim group rating. Settled ratings, then provisional ones (P) where fewer than 10 are settled.
Podium rate = medals ÷ entries.
- 2020/21429 divisions · average field 4.7 · 4 competitions
- 2021/226710 divisions · average field 6.7 · 2 competitions
- 2022/2315017 divisions · average field 8.8 · 1 competition
- 2023/247112 divisions · average field 5.9 · 5 competitions
- 2024/2511811 divisions · average field 10.7 · 4 competitions
- 2025/2618713 divisions · average field 14.4 · 3 competitions
Entries in every Masters Surf Swim division each season (September to August), whatever season is picked above.
Records · Masters · All-time
All records →Most golds
Individual divisions won (1st in the final ranking). Relays not included.
- 1Quinton ShabalalaDurban Surf · from 5 divisions · 2020/21–2021/224golds
- 1Rob SmithSummerstrand · from 4 divisions · 2020/21–2025/264golds
- 1Ruan MaraisHarties Reflection · from 4 divisions · 2022/23–2025/264golds
- 4Alain TosteeUmhlanga Rocks · from 6 divisions · 2020/21–2025/263golds
- 4Brett C.Umhlanga Rocks · from 3 divisions · 2021/22–2023/243golds
- 4Christina MallionClifton · from 3 divisions · 2021/22–2024/253golds
- 4Steven JonesScottburgh · from 5 divisions · 2023/24–2024/253golds
- 4Tanya LivingstonUmhlanga Rocks · from 3 divisions · 2022/23–2025/263golds
And 19 more athletes on 2 golds.
No division here has 3 rated entrants yet.
Field strength: the average settled Flagline Rating entrants carried into the division, from 3 rated entrants.
Championship winners · Masters
- Ruan Marais · Harties ReflectionMasters 30-39 Men · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Jan-Albert Heymans · Harties ReflectionMasters 30-39 Men · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Eloise Horne · Fish HoekMasters 30-49 Women · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Tracy Gous · SummerstrandMasters 30-49 Women · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Carmel Sadler · SummerstrandMasters 30-49 Women · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Tazlin Birch · East LondonMasters 30-49 Women · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Barjo v Niekerk · Harties ReflectionMasters 40-44 Men · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Dawid Mocke · Fish HoekMasters 45-49 Men · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Vince King · SummerstrandMasters 50-54 Men · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Tanya Livingston · Umhlanga RocksMasters 50-69 Women · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Heather Cresswell · Fish HoekMasters 50-69 Women · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Carryl Van Bassen Jongbloet · CliftonMasters 50-69 Women · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 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 surf swim works