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 Men
- 1Quinton ShabalalaDurban Pro's4 golds5 medals · 5 races
- 2Rob SmithSummerstrand4 golds4 medals · 4 races
- 3Ruan MaraisHarties Reflection4 golds4 medals · 4 races
- 4Steven JonesScottburgh3 golds5 medals · 5 races
- 5Alain TosteeUmhlanga Rocks3 golds4 medals · 6 races
- 6Brett C.Umhlanga Rocks3 golds3 medals · 3 races
- 7Vince KingUmhlanga Rocks2 golds4 medals · 4 races
- 8Derek MorrisUmhlanga Rocks2 golds4 medals · 5 races
- 9Dawid MockeFish Hoek2 golds3 medals · 3 races
- 10Gareth DragtUmhlanga Rocks2 golds3 medals · 3 races
Masters Women
- 1Christina MallionClifton3 golds3 medals · 3 races
- 2Tanya LivingstonUmhlanga Rocks3 golds3 medals · 3 races
- 3Andrea RohrbeckUmhlanga Rocks2 golds4 medals · 6 races
- 4Natalie GoedhalsSummerstrand2 golds3 medals · 3 races
- 5Carryl Van Bassen JongbloetUmhlanga Rocks2 golds2 medals · 2 races
- 6Kim AdamsonDurban Surf2 golds2 medals · 2 races
- 7Lynne CallananMandeville Dolphins2 golds2 medals · 2 races
- 8Tracy GousSummerstrand2 golds2 medals · 2 races
- 9Heather CresswellFish Hoek1 gold3 medals · 3 races
- 10Nikki MockeFish Hoek1 gold3 medals · 3 races
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