RSA Daniel van der Merwe
3 HYROX races over 1 season: 2 solo, 1 in a team with 3 partners.
One best per race type
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Daniel van der Merwe at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:16:07 at Johannesburg (May 2026); Daniel van der Merwe was 14:39 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg | Nov 2025 | Open Men | 1:30:46 |
| Johannesburg | May 2026 | Open Men | 1:16:07 |
Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report. Not enough complete, clean Open Men races yet to measure the change.
3 results at 2 races
50th of 745 Open Men (faster than 93%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 745 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:46 | 7:15 | faster than 92% |
| SkiErg: | 4:06 | 4:45 | faster than 98% |
| Run 2: | 3:52 | 4:53 | faster than 91% |
| Sled push: | 2:27 | 3:18 | faster than 89% |
| Run 3: | 4:09 | 5:16 | faster than 92% |
| Sled pull: | 5:22 | 5:43 | faster than 60% |
| Run 4: | 4:06 | 5:15 | faster than 92% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:42 | 7:01 | faster than 75% |
| Run 5: | 4:13 | 5:19 | faster than 90% |
| Row: | 4:39 | 5:22 | faster than 93% |
| Run 6: | 4:07 | 5:17 | faster than 90% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:33 | 2:24 | faster than 98% |
| Run 7: | 4:09 | 5:13 | faster than 90% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:12 | 5:55 | faster than 89% |
| Run 8: | 6:12 | 8:21 | faster than 91% |
| Wall balls: | 5:49 | 8:47 | faster than 88% |
| Roxzone: | 5:51 | 9:01 | faster than 94% |
| Runs (8 km) | 36:30 | 47:20 | faster than 92% |
| Stations (8) | 33:50 | ||
| Finish | 1:16:07 | 1:41:40 | 50th of 745 · faster than 93% |
163rd of 652 Open Men (faster than 75%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 652 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:57 | 4:02 | faster than 53% |
| SkiErg: | 4:29 | 4:51 | faster than 83% |
| Run 2: | 5:24 | 5:46 | faster than 63% |
| Sled push: | 2:04 | 3:54 | faster than 98% |
| Run 3: | 5:50 | 6:19 | faster than 66% |
| Sled pull: | 5:12 | 5:57 | faster than 70% |
| Run 4: | 5:46 | 6:21 | faster than 65% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:52 | 6:53 | faster than 50% |
| Run 5: | 7:07 | 6:35 | faster than 36% |
| Row: | 5:04 | 5:09 | faster than 55% |
| Run 6: | 5:58 | 6:25 | faster than 63% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:40 | 2:19 | faster than 95% |
| Run 7: | 6:01 | 6:27 | faster than 62% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:58 | 5:52 | faster than 71% |
| Run 8: | 6:30 | 7:40 | faster than 72% |
| Wall balls: | 6:01 | 8:39 | faster than 87% |
| Roxzone: | 8:01 | 9:13 | faster than 66% |
| Runs (8 km) | 46:29 | 50:48 | faster than 65% |
| Stations (8) | 36:20 | ||
| Finish | 1:30:46 | 1:45:36 | 163rd of 652 · faster than 75% |
How to read
Place is the position among timed finishers in the same race, division and gender; a doubles place is the team's, and a relay place is among all relay teams at that race (relay teams are ranked together). Runs is the organiser's official run total (it can differ from the eight laps added up by a few seconds), stations the eight stations added up, and roxzone the time moving between them. A dash in runs, stations and roxzone on a result from the live results service means the splits are not in yet (finish time only). The age group is the one entered for that race; for a team it is the team’s age group. A dash means the organiser did not publish that number for the result.
The fastest Daniel has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:06 | Johannesburg 2026 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:04 | Johannesburg 2025 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 5:12 | Johannesburg 2025 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:42 | Johannesburg 2026 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:39 | Johannesburg 2026 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:33 | Johannesburg 2026 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:12 | Johannesburg 2026 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 5:49 | Johannesburg 2026 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 36:30 | Johannesburg 2026 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 5:51 | Johannesburg 2026 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Daniel's Open Men races, from different races, against the typical Open Men split. Venues differ (sled carpets, run laps, where the mats sit), so a best can owe something to the venue.
3 team partners
- Gabrielle Bianca Smith1 race
- Megan Riley1 race
- Mike Hewan1 race
From the team results above. A name opens the search: a partner can have more than one page.
Johannesburg 2026, against 745 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Daniel sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Ski (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 61%).
See the numbers
| Part | Daniel: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 99% |
| Push | 89% |
| Pull | 61% |
| BBJ | 75% |
| Row | 93% |
| Carry | 98% |
| Lunges | 90% |
| Wall balls | 89% |
| Roxzone | 94% |
| Runs | 93% |
Further out means you beat more of the field on that part. A dent is a weak spot.
How you ranked on each station
How much of the field Daniel beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: SkiErg (faster than 99%); weakest: Sled pull (faster than 61%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Daniel's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (10:50 faster); weakest: Sled pull (0:21 faster).
Green, left of centre: faster than the typical Open Men finisher at this race. Orange, right: slower, and by how much.
The race as one bar: Daniel against the typical Open Men finisher
This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Daniel: 36:35 running, 33:50 at the stations and 5:51 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:49).Below, Typical Open Men: 46:49 running, 43:15 at the stations and 9:01 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:47).
See the numbers
| Part | Daniel | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:46 | 7:15 |
| SkiErg | 4:06 | 4:45 |
| Run 2 | 3:52 | 4:53 |
| Sled push | 2:27 | 3:18 |
| Run 3 | 4:09 | 5:16 |
| Sled pull | 5:22 | 5:43 |
| Run 4 | 4:06 | 5:15 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:42 | 7:01 |
| Run 5 | 4:13 | 5:19 |
| Row | 4:39 | 5:22 |
| Run 6 | 4:07 | 5:17 |
| Farmers carry | 1:33 | 2:24 |
| Run 7 | 4:09 | 5:13 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:12 | 5:55 |
| Run 8 | 6:12 | 8:21 |
| Wall balls | 5:49 | 8:47 |
| Roxzone | 5:51 | 9:01 |
| Finish | 1:16:07 | 1:41:40 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
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