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.
23 Feb – 1 Mar 2026
Competitions · 1
Competition results
1Upsets and beating the odds
4- Yours: Beat the oddsCaleb J. finished 7th in U19 Boys Board Race, ranked 10th by rating going inRating 453 · WC Surf Champs · Clifton+214 rating gap
- Yours: UpsetLiam Bottomley (455) beat Javin Presence (642)Open Men Beach Sprint · WC Surf Champs · Clifton+187 rating gap
- Yours: Beat the oddsKatya B. finished 5th in U17 Girls Beach Run, ranked 9th by rating going inRating 351 · WC Surf Champs · Clifton+180 rating gap
- Yours: Beat the oddsLiam B. finished 8th in U17 Boys Beach Run, ranked 11th by rating going inRating 442 · WC Surf Champs · Clifton+155 rating gap
Breakthroughs
10- Yours: First winEmily G. won U19 Girls Beach RunAfter 5 earlier races · WC Surf Champs · Clifton1st
- Yours: First medalGreyson S. 3rd in U15 Boys Beach FlagsAfter 53 earlier races · WC Surf Champs · Clifton3rd
- Yours: First medalZach H. 3rd in U17 Boys Surf SwimAfter 71 earlier races · WC Surf Champs · Clifton3rd
- Yours: Best everGhaalib W. 2nd in U17 Boys Beach RunUp from 3rd · WC Surf Champs · Clifton2nd
- Yours: Best everNiyaaz M. 5th in U19 Boys Beach SprintUp from 8th · WC Surf Champs · Clifton5th
- Yours: Best everCezar T. 6th in U17 Boys Beach SprintUp from 11th · WC Surf Champs · Clifton6th
- Yours: Best everEloise Horne 6th in Open Women Run-Swim-RunAfter 3 earlier races · WC Surf Champs · Clifton6th
- Yours: Best everLucca B. 6th in U17 Boys Run-Swim-RunUp from 7th · WC Surf Champs · Clifton6th
- Yours: Best everLodewijk W. 7th in U15 Boys Beach FlagsUp from 8th · WC Surf Champs · Clifton7th
- Yours: Best everJoshua S. 8th in U19 Boys Beach SprintUp from 10th · WC Surf Champs · Clifton8th
Rating risers
10- Yours: RatingKeigan C. rose to 418Junior (Lifeguard) overall rating, from 360 · WC Surf Champs · Clifton+58to 418
- Yours: RatingQuewin P. rose to 545Junior (Lifeguard) overall rating, from 495 · WC Surf Champs · Clifton+50to 545
- Yours: RatingJonah B. rose to 496Junior (Lifeguard) overall rating, from 447 · WC Surf Champs · Clifton+49to 496
- Yours: RatingLiam Bottomley rose to 467Open overall rating, from 421 · WC Surf Champs · Clifton+46to 467
- Yours: RatingAbigale J. rose to 381Junior (Lifeguard) overall rating, from 339 · WC Surf Champs · Clifton+42to 381
- Yours: RatingElzaine R. rose to 510Junior (Lifeguard) overall rating, from 469 · WC Surf Champs · Clifton+41to 510
- Yours: RatingNicholas B. rose to 457Junior (Lifeguard) overall rating, from 418 · WC Surf Champs · Clifton+39to 457
- Yours: RatingNadeem F. rose to 496Junior (Lifeguard) overall rating, from 458 · WC Surf Champs · Clifton+38to 496
- Yours: RatingAlshane Edwards rose to 475Open overall rating, from 442 · WC Surf Champs · Clifton+33to 475
- Yours: RatingAva M. rose to 493Junior (Lifeguard) overall rating, from 461 · WC Surf Champs · Clifton+32to 493
Milestones
6Yours: Milestone9 athletes reached 100 heatsKatya B., Christian V., Alexa H. +6
Yours: Milestone5 athletes reached 50 heatsAryana C., Robert Shaff, Darren Webb-Linacre +2
Yours: Milestone5 athletes reached 10 competitionsBianca Marthinusen, Anthony G., Keira V. +2
Yours: Milestone8 athletes reached 25 heatsJonah B., Abigail K., Lee B. +5
Yours: Milestone6 athletes reached 5 competitionsKim van Gysen, Jowin M., Willem Basson +3
Yours: Milestone11 athletes reached 10 heatsJasper Mocke, Kirsten Flanagan, Niyaaz M. +8
Juniors are shown as first name and initial; a beaten junior is never named.