This week
Week by week: the upsets, breakthroughs, rating risers and milestones from each week's competitions, in full. Only good news: nobody is listed for losing.
What counts: upset, breakthrough, rating riser and milestone.
2–8 Feb 2026
Competitions · 1
Competition results
1Upsets and beating the odds
3- Yours: Beat the oddsJessie A. finished 2nd in U19 Girls Beach Run, ranked 5th by rating going inRating 403 · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek+270 rating gap
- Yours: Beat the oddsJoseph B. finished 8th in U17 Boys Beach Sprint, ranked 14th by rating going inRating 406 · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek+162 rating gap
- Yours: Beat the oddsBraedon P. finished 3rd in U17 Boys Board Race, ranked 4th by rating going inRating 568 · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek+155 rating gap
Breakthroughs
9- Yours: First winSimanye P. won U17 Boys Beach SprintAfter 16 earlier races · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek1st
- Yours: First medalMaya R. 3rd in U19 Girls (raced with U15/U17) Surf SwimAfter 3 earlier races · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek3rd
- Yours: Best everGrant N. 2nd in U19 Boys (raced with Open) IronmanUp from 3rd · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek2nd
- Yours: Best everIsabella G. 2nd in U17 Girls Beach SprintUp from 3rd · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek2nd
- Yours: Best everAbubakr D. 6th in U15 Boys Single SkiUp from 9th · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek6th
- Yours: Best everCarlton Baron 6th in Open Men Beach SprintUp from 14th · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek6th
- Yours: Best everJude E. 6th in U19 Boys Single SkiUp from 11th · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek6th
- Yours: Best everKiaan Terblanche 6th in Open Men Surf SwimUp from 10th · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek6th
- Yours: Best everLucca B. 7th in U17 Boys Surf SwimUp from 10th · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek7th
Rating risers
10- Yours: RatingJoseph B. rose to 540Junior (Lifeguard) overall rating, from 508 · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek+32to 540
- Yours: RatingIsabella D. rose to 439Junior (Lifeguard) overall rating, from 408 · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek+31to 439
- Yours: RatingErin L. rose to 563Junior (Lifeguard) overall rating, from 538 · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek+25to 563
- Yours: RatingMarco Zumpt rose to 407Open overall rating, from 382 · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek+25to 407
- Yours: RatingJessie A. rose to 534Junior (Lifeguard) overall rating, from 511 · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek+23to 534
- Yours: RatingCameron B. rose to 396Junior (Lifeguard) overall rating, from 374 · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek+22to 396
- Yours: RatingIsabella G. rose to 496Junior (Lifeguard) overall rating, from 474 · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek+22to 496
- Yours: RatingCasey B. rose to 505Junior (Lifeguard) overall rating, from 484 · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek+21to 505
- Yours: RatingSimanye P. rose to 531Junior (Lifeguard) overall rating, from 511 · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek+20to 531
- Yours: RatingMatthew W. rose to 518Junior (Lifeguard) overall rating, from 499 · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek+19to 518
Milestones
7Yours: Milestone10 athletes reached 100 heatsRourke L., Emily R., Heath Clarke +7
Yours: Milestone8 athletes reached 50 heatsTroy M., Jenna L., Sophia P. +5
Yours: Milestone8 athletes reached 10 competitionsLiam Bottomley, Kai V., Freddie B. +5
Yours: Milestone3 athletes reached 25 heatsConrad Kriel, Elzaine R., Tristan M.
Yours: Milestone5 athletes reached 5 competitionsJuli S., Luca Zumpt, Madison T. +2
- Yours: MilestoneFirst final for Emily G.U19 Girls Beach Sprint · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek
Yours: Milestone2 athletes reached 10 heatsFred Cresswell, Kira Bester
Juniors are shown as first name and initial; a beaten junior is never named.