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Surf Swim

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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.

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Surf Swim · Open · 2025/26

Divisions · 2025/26
15
8 competitions
Entries · 2025/26
240
up from 61 in 2020/21
Average field
16
entries per division
Top club
Clifton
197 pts · 6 golds

Leaders · Open

Flagline RatingMost golds

Open MenFull list (16) →

  1. 1Tyne V.CliftonRating 770
  2. 2Troy M.CliftonRating 769
  3. 3Zack WatersCliftonRating 711
  4. 4Wade B.Fish HoekRating 682
  5. 5Naor LombardCliftonRating 625
  6. 6Len-Douglas Mac KayKings BeachRating 618
  7. 7Thapelo RamoholiDurban SurfRating 607
  8. 8Jordan DeebleDurban SurfRating 590
  9. 9Tanner GorilleCliftonRating 585
  10. 10Cheyne HauptFish HoekRating 583

Open WomenFull list (56) →

7 settled · 49 provisional

  1. 1Nicola HarcusFish HoekRating 740
  2. 2Amica De JagerCliftonRating 705
  3. 3Sash H.Umhlanga RocksRating 664
  4. 4Waris M.Fish HoekRating 661
  5. 5Raquel RobbinsMarineRating 403
  6. 6Bianca MarthinusenMilnertonRating 386
  7. 7Christy GilmourDurban SurfRating 288
  8. Provisional: under 10 rated racesKeira V.CliftonRating 719±38
  9. Provisional: under 10 rated racesRebecca F.CliftonRating 701±52
  10. Provisional: under 10 rated racesGeorgia S.Fish HoekRating 686±41

Ranked by the swim group rating. Settled ratings, then provisional ones (P) where fewer than 10 are settled.

Top clubs · Open

Place
1Your club: Following: Clifton6 gold · 18 medals · 55 entries19733%
2Your club: Following: Fish Hoek4 gold · 11 medals · 61 entries11318%
3Your club: Following: Tuks1 gold · 3 medals · 6 entries2550%
4Your club: Following: Umhlanga Rocks2 gold · 3 medals · 4 entries2375%
5Your club: Following: Summerstrand0 gold · 1 medals · 14 entries197%
6Your club: Following: Durban Surf0 gold · 2 medals · 5 entries1940%
7Your club: Following: Mandeville Dolphins1 gold · 2 medals · 4 entries1850%
8Your club: Following: Milnerton0 gold · 0 medals · 30 entries100%
9Your club: Following: Kings Beach0 gold · 1 medals · 4 entries925%
10Your club: Following: Big Bay0 gold · 0 medals · 3 entries70%

Podium rate = medals ÷ entries.

Field sizes by season · Open

  • 2020/21618 divisions · average field 7.6 · 4 competitions
  • 2021/221028 divisions · average field 12.8 · 5 competitions
  • 2022/2325114 divisions · average field 17.9 · 9 competitions
  • 2023/2426623 divisions · average field 11.6 · 12 competitions
  • 2024/2519117 divisions · average field 11.2 · 9 competitions
  • 2025/2624015 divisions · average field 16 · 8 competitions
  • 2026/27142 divisions · average field 7 · 1 competition

Entries in every Open Surf Swim 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.

  1. 1Nicola HarcusFish Hoek · from 4 divisions · 2025/263golds
  2. 1Troy M.Clifton · from 4 divisions · 2025/263golds
  3. 3Tyne V.Clifton · from 6 divisions · 2025/262golds
  4. 4Aiden B.Tuks · from 2 divisions · 2025/261gold
  5. 4Amica De JagerClifton · from 2 divisions · 2025/261gold
  6. 4Hayden HemmensUmhlanga Rocks · from 1 division · 2025/261gold
  7. 4Kendra D.Mandeville Dolphins · from 2 divisions · 2025/261gold
  8. 4Matthew B.Clifton · from 5 divisions · 2025/261gold
  9. 4Samuel M.Fish Hoek · from 1 division · 2025/261gold
  10. 4Sash H.Umhlanga Rocks · from 2 divisions · 2025/261gold
  11. 4Waris M.Fish Hoek · from 3 divisions · 2025/261gold

Strongest fields · Open

  1. Open Men · SA Inter-Provincials · Gqeberha3 May 2026 · 4 of 18 entrants ratedField strength 696
  2. Open Men · WC Surf Champs · Clifton28 Feb 2026 · 5 of 27 entrants ratedField strength 609
  3. Open Men · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha30 Mar 2026 · 5 of 32 entrants ratedField strength 593
  4. Open Men · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek7 Feb 2026 · 5 of 33 entrants ratedField strength 579
  5. Open Men · Surf #1 · Clifton15 Nov 2025 · 4 of 18 entrants ratedField strength 576
  6. Open Women · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha30 Mar 2026 · 3 of 27 entrants ratedField strength 573
  7. Open Men · Battle of the Bays · Muizenberg11 Oct 2025 · 5 of 28 entrants ratedField strength 515

Field strength: the average settled Flagline Rating entrants carried into the division, from 3 rated entrants.

Championship winners · Open

Division winners at SA Champs, the Inter-Provincials and provincial championships, newest first.

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