RSA Frans van der Merwe
5 HYROX races over 2 seasons: 1 solo, 4 in a team with 2 partners. 1 win and 2 podium finishes, 2 age-group wins.
One best per race type
Doubles Mixed: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Frans van der Merwe at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 56:34 at Cape Town (Aug 2026); Frans van der Merwe was 2:21 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town | Apr 2026 | Doubles Mixed | 58:55 |
| Stockholm | Jun 2026 | Doubles Mixed | 1:00:41 |
| Cape Town | Aug 2026 | Doubles Mixed | 56:34 |
Each dot is one Doubles Mixed race; click one for that race's report. Not enough complete, clean Doubles Mixed races yet to measure the change. Team times are shared with a partner, so they move with who you race with.
5 results at 4 races
2nd of 988 Doubles Mixed (the fastest).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 988 Doubles Mixed here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 2:54 | 4:36 | faster than 99% |
| SkiErg: | 3:34 | 4:21 | fastest in the field |
| Run 2: | 4:11 | 6:12 | faster than 99% |
| Sled push: | 1:16 | 1:57 | fastest in the field |
| Run 3: | 4:20 | 6:30 | fastest in the field |
| Sled pull: | 2:15 | 4:00 | fastest in the field |
| Run 4: | 4:18 | 6:33 | fastest in the field |
| Burpee broad jump: | 1:52 | 3:50 | fastest in the field |
| Run 5: | 4:17 | 6:42 | fastest in the field |
| Row: | 4:01 | 4:53 | faster than 98% |
| Run 6: | 4:18 | 6:35 | fastest in the field |
| Farmers carry: | 1:16 | 1:50 | faster than 99% |
| Run 7: | 4:19 | 6:38 | fastest in the field |
| Sandbag lunges: | 2:26 | 4:19 | faster than 99% |
| Run 8: | 4:14 | 6:44 | fastest in the field |
| Wall balls: | 3:52 | 5:08 | faster than 90% |
| Roxzone: | 3:20 | 6:24 | faster than 98% |
| Runs (8 km) | 32:48 | 50:55 | fastest in the field |
| Stations (8) | 20:32 | ||
| Finish | 56:34 | 1:28:24 | 2nd of 988 · fastest in the field |
1st of 599 Doubles Men (the fastest).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 599 Doubles Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 2:46 | 4:18 | fastest in the field |
| SkiErg: | 3:26 | 4:00 | faster than 99% |
| Run 2: | 3:53 | 5:51 | fastest in the field |
| Sled push: | 1:16 | 1:43 | faster than 96% |
| Run 3: | 4:00 | 6:15 | fastest in the field |
| Sled pull: | 2:21 | 3:26 | faster than 96% |
| Run 4: | 4:00 | 6:13 | fastest in the field |
| Burpee broad jump: | 2:29 | 3:31 | faster than 91% |
| Run 5: | 4:14 | 6:24 | fastest in the field |
| Row: | 3:51 | 4:43 | fastest in the field |
| Run 6: | 4:07 | 6:14 | fastest in the field |
| Farmers carry: | 1:06 | 1:40 | fastest in the field |
| Run 7: | 4:06 | 6:19 | fastest in the field |
| Sandbag lunges: | 2:42 | 3:48 | faster than 95% |
| Run 8: | 4:03 | 6:39 | fastest in the field |
| Wall balls: | 3:41 | 4:49 | faster than 95% |
| Roxzone: | 2:58 | 5:58 | fastest in the field |
| Runs (8 km) | 31:07 | 48:38 | fastest in the field |
| Stations (8) | 20:52 | ||
| Finish | 54:52 | 1:24:07 | 1st of 599 · fastest in the field |
5th of 703 Doubles Mixed (faster than 99%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 703 Doubles Mixed here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:01 | 4:30 | faster than 98% |
| SkiErg: | 3:48 | 4:18 | faster than 95% |
| Run 2: | 4:20 | 6:16 | faster than 98% |
| Sled push: | 1:18 | 2:11 | fastest in the field |
| Run 3: | 4:34 | 6:34 | faster than 97% |
| Sled pull: | 2:43 | 4:13 | faster than 98% |
| Run 4: | 4:24 | 6:37 | faster than 98% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 2:14 | 3:57 | faster than 99% |
| Run 5: | 4:22 | 6:48 | faster than 99% |
| Row: | 4:20 | 4:57 | faster than 94% |
| Run 6: | 4:21 | 6:40 | faster than 99% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:10 | 1:49 | fastest in the field |
| Run 7: | 4:23 | 6:41 | faster than 98% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 2:42 | 4:10 | faster than 93% |
| Run 8: | 4:26 | 7:07 | faster than 99% |
| Wall balls: | 3:33 | 5:02 | faster than 96% |
| Roxzone: | 3:25 | 6:11 | faster than 97% |
| Runs (8 km) | 33:46 | 51:48 | faster than 99% |
| Stations (8) | 21:48 | ||
| Finish | 58:55 | 1:29:00 | 5th of 703 · faster than 99% |
82nd of 781 Open Men (faster than 89%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 781 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 2:32 | 3:56 | fastest in the field |
| SkiErg: | 3:53 | 4:27 | faster than 99% |
| Run 2: | 3:48 | 5:30 | fastest in the field |
| Sled push: | 1:45 | 3:05 | fastest in the field |
| Run 3: | 4:57 | 6:05 | faster than 86% |
| Sled pull: | 9:24 | 5:18 | faster than 2% |
| Run 4: | 4:26 | 6:02 | faster than 95% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 3:36 | 6:00 | faster than 95% |
| Run 5: | 5:13 | 6:17 | faster than 82% |
| Row: | 4:58 | 5:01 | faster than 55% |
| Run 6: | 4:44 | 6:00 | faster than 91% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:52 | 2:10 | faster than 76% |
| Run 7: | 4:21 | 5:57 | faster than 96% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 3:19 | 5:32 | faster than 98% |
| Run 8: | 4:48 | 6:52 | faster than 95% |
| Wall balls: | 7:10 | 7:55 | faster than 61% |
| Roxzone: | 5:14 | 7:25 | faster than 88% |
| Runs (8 km) | 34:44 | 47:21 | faster than 96% |
| Stations (8) | 35:57 | ||
| Finish | 1:15:50 | 1:35:32 | 82nd of 781 · faster than 89% |
How to read
Place is the position among timed finishers in the same race, division and gender; a doubles place is the team's. 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.
2 team partners
- Liza Du Toit3 races
- Jacques Badenhorst1 race
From the team results above. A name opens the search: a partner can have more than one page.
Cape Town 2025, against 781 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Frans sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Push (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 3%).
See the numbers
| Part | Frans: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 99% |
| Push | 99% |
| Pull | 3% |
| BBJ | 96% |
| Row | 56% |
| Carry | 76% |
| Lunges | 99% |
| Wall balls | 61% |
| Roxzone | 88% |
| Runs | 96% |
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 Frans beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Sled push (faster than 99%); weakest: Sled pull (faster than 3%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Frans's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (12:37 faster); weakest: Sled pull (4:06 slower).
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: Frans 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.Frans: 34:49 running, 35:58 at the stations and 5:14 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sled pull (9:24) and the shortest the sled push (1:45).Below, Typical Open Men: 46:39 running, 39:29 at the stations and 7:25 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:55).
See the numbers
| Part | Frans | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 2:32 | 3:56 |
| SkiErg | 3:53 | 4:27 |
| Run 2 | 3:48 | 5:30 |
| Sled push | 1:45 | 3:05 |
| Run 3 | 4:57 | 6:05 |
| Sled pull | 9:24 | 5:18 |
| Run 4 | 4:26 | 6:02 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:36 | 6:00 |
| Run 5 | 5:13 | 6:17 |
| Row | 4:58 | 5:01 |
| Run 6 | 4:44 | 6:00 |
| Farmers carry | 1:52 | 2:10 |
| Run 7 | 4:21 | 5:57 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:19 | 5:32 |
| Run 8 | 4:48 | 6:52 |
| Wall balls | 7:10 | 7:55 |
| Roxzone | 5:14 | 7:25 |
| Finish | 1:15:50 | 1:35:32 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Sled pull cost 4:06 against the typical Open Men finisher at Cape Town 2025. The sled pull guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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