RSA Melissa van der Merwe
4 HYROX races over 2 seasons: 3 solo, 1 in a team with 1 partner.
One best per race type
Open Women: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Melissa van der Merwe at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:36:33 at Cape Town (Aug 2026); Melissa van der Merwe was 30:48 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town | Jul 2025 | Open Women | 2:07:21 |
| Cape Town | Apr 2026 | Open Women | 1:39:41 |
| Cape Town | Aug 2026 | Open Women | 1:36:33 |
Each dot is one Open Women race; click one for that race's report. From the first Open Women race to the best: 30:48 faster (2:07:21 to 1:36:33).
4 results at 4 races
174th of 426 Open Women (faster than 59%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 426 Open Women here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:25 | 4:33 | faster than 17% |
| SkiErg: | 5:13 | 5:17 | faster than 56% |
| Run 2: | 7:01 | 6:17 | faster than 30% |
| Sled push: | 2:06 | 2:42 | faster than 89% |
| Run 3: | 7:14 | 6:43 | faster than 35% |
| Sled pull: | 3:58 | 5:50 | faster than 96% |
| Run 4: | 7:34 | 6:43 | faster than 29% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:57 | 7:26 | faster than 74% |
| Run 5: | 7:19 | 6:50 | faster than 38% |
| Row: | 4:56 | 5:34 | faster than 92% |
| Run 6: | 7:02 | 6:43 | faster than 42% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:12 | 2:22 | faster than 65% |
| Run 7: | 7:01 | 6:45 | faster than 42% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:21 | 5:36 | faster than 83% |
| Run 8: | 6:48 | 7:05 | faster than 56% |
| Wall balls: | 5:39 | 7:28 | faster than 80% |
| Roxzone: | 6:55 | 6:57 | faster than 50% |
| Runs (8 km) | 55:21 | 51:54 | faster than 39% |
| Stations (8) | 34:22 | ||
| Finish | 1:36:33 | 1:42:36 | 174th of 426 · faster than 59% |
212th of 546 Open Women (faster than 61%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 546 Open Women here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:13 | 4:33 | faster than 26% |
| SkiErg: | 5:25 | 5:20 | faster than 44% |
| Run 2: | 7:05 | 6:32 | faster than 34% |
| Sled push: | 2:26 | 3:09 | faster than 87% |
| Run 3: | 7:27 | 6:54 | faster than 36% |
| Sled pull: | 4:18 | 6:17 | faster than 95% |
| Run 4: | 7:19 | 6:53 | faster than 38% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:47 | 7:47 | faster than 81% |
| Run 5: | 7:14 | 7:03 | faster than 45% |
| Row: | 5:13 | 5:46 | faster than 82% |
| Run 6: | 6:52 | 6:52 | faster than 50% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:57 | 2:26 | faster than 87% |
| Run 7: | 6:59 | 6:54 | faster than 48% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:45 | 5:32 | faster than 70% |
| Run 8: | 7:54 | 7:44 | faster than 45% |
| Wall balls: | 6:45 | 7:47 | faster than 65% |
| Roxzone: | 7:08 | 7:04 | faster than 48% |
| Runs (8 km) | 56:01 | 54:05 | faster than 43% |
| Stations (8) | 36:36 | ||
| Finish | 1:39:41 | 1:47:05 | 212th of 546 · faster than 61% |
339th of 714 Doubles Women (faster than 52%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 714 Doubles Women here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:06 | 5:05 | faster than 49% |
| SkiErg: | 5:13 | 5:21 | faster than 60% |
| Run 2: | 7:41 | 7:04 | faster than 34% |
| Sled push: | 2:05 | 2:11 | faster than 59% |
| Run 3: | 7:56 | 7:18 | faster than 35% |
| Sled pull: | 3:23 | 5:02 | faster than 98% |
| Run 4: | 8:06 | 7:28 | faster than 35% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:02 | 5:21 | faster than 84% |
| Run 5: | 8:07 | 7:46 | faster than 41% |
| Row: | 5:06 | 5:36 | faster than 86% |
| Run 6: | 8:30 | 7:40 | faster than 31% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:06 | 2:00 | faster than 39% |
| Run 7: | 8:18 | 7:51 | faster than 39% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 3:33 | 4:09 | faster than 76% |
| Run 8: | 9:52 | 8:39 | faster than 30% |
| Wall balls: | 4:57 | 5:26 | faster than 63% |
| Roxzone: | 10:20 | 9:54 | faster than 44% |
| Runs (8 km) | 1:03:32 | 59:29 | faster than 37% |
| Stations (8) | 30:25 | ||
| Finish | 1:44:13 | 1:45:55 | 339th of 714 · faster than 52% |
358th of 431 Open Women (faster than 16%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 431 Open Women here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:12 | 4:09 | faster than 16% |
| SkiErg: | 5:34 | 5:17 | faster than 29% |
| Run 2: | 7:42 | 6:05 | faster than 14% |
| Sled push: | 3:02 | 2:57 | faster than 45% |
| Run 3: | 8:15 | 6:26 | faster than 15% |
| Sled pull: | 5:59 | 6:27 | faster than 61% |
| Run 4: | 8:23 | 6:32 | faster than 13% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 11:09 | 7:08 | faster than 12% |
| Run 5: | 9:16 | 6:47 | faster than 10% |
| Row: | 5:37 | 5:42 | faster than 55% |
| Run 6: | 8:55 | 6:31 | faster than 9% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:13 | 2:14 | faster than 53% |
| Run 7: | 9:03 | 6:28 | faster than 9% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 7:00 | 5:23 | faster than 19% |
| Run 8: | 10:21 | 7:19 | faster than 13% |
| Wall balls: | 8:41 | 7:12 | faster than 31% |
| Roxzone: | 11:05 | 7:28 | faster than 11% |
| Runs (8 km) | 1:07:04 | 50:45 | faster than 12% |
| Stations (8) | 49:15 | ||
| Finish | 2:07:21 | 1:42:11 | 358th of 431 · faster than 16% |
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. The age group is the one entered for that race; for a team it is the team’s age group.
The fastest Melissa has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 5:13 | Cape Town Aug 2026 · best of 3 | 5:16 |
| Sled push | 2:06 | Cape Town Aug 2026 · best of 3 | 2:55 |
| Sled pull | 3:58 | Cape Town Aug 2026 · best of 3 | 5:47 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:47 | Cape Town Apr 2026 · best of 3 | 6:46 |
| Row | 4:56 | Cape Town Aug 2026 · best of 3 | 5:31 |
| Farmers carry | 1:57 | Cape Town Apr 2026 · best of 3 | 2:19 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:21 | Cape Town Aug 2026 · best of 3 | 5:13 |
| Wall balls | 5:39 | Cape Town Aug 2026 · best of 3 | 6:43 |
| Runs (8 km) | 55:21 | Cape Town Aug 2026 · best of 3 | 46:44 |
| Roxzone | 6:55 | Cape Town Aug 2026 · best of 3 | 7:57 |
How to read
Each station's best across Melissa's Open Women races, from different races, against the typical Open Women split. Venues differ (sled carpets, run laps, where the mats sit), so a best can owe something to the venue.
1 team partner
- Mar-Rena van der Merwe1 race
From the team results above. A name opens the search: a partner can have more than one page.
Cape Town Aug 2026, against 426 Open Women
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Melissa sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Pull (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 39%).
See the numbers
| Part | Melissa: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 56% |
| Push | 89% |
| Pull | 97% |
| BBJ | 75% |
| Row | 92% |
| Carry | 65% |
| Lunges | 84% |
| Wall balls | 81% |
| Roxzone | 50% |
| Runs | 39% |
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 Melissa beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Sled pull (faster than 97%); weakest: Runs (8 km) (faster than 39%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Melissa's time on each part against the typical Open Women finisher at this race.Best: Sled pull (1:52 faster); weakest: Runs (8 km) (3:27 slower).
Green, left of centre: faster than the typical Open Women finisher at this race. Orange, right: slower, and by how much.
The race as one bar: Melissa against the typical Open Women 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.Melissa: 55:25 running, 34:22 at the stations and 6:55 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (5:57) and the shortest the sled push (2:06).Below, Typical Open Women: 51:39 running, 42:15 at the stations and 6:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:28).
See the numbers
| Part | Melissa | Typical Open Women |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:25 | 4:33 |
| SkiErg | 5:13 | 5:17 |
| Run 2 | 7:01 | 6:17 |
| Sled push | 2:06 | 2:42 |
| Run 3 | 7:14 | 6:43 |
| Sled pull | 3:58 | 5:50 |
| Run 4 | 7:34 | 6:43 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:57 | 7:26 |
| Run 5 | 7:19 | 6:50 |
| Row | 4:56 | 5:34 |
| Run 6 | 7:02 | 6:43 |
| Farmers carry | 2:12 | 2:22 |
| Run 7 | 7:01 | 6:45 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:21 | 5:36 |
| Run 8 | 6:48 | 7:05 |
| Wall balls | 5:39 | 7:28 |
| Roxzone | 6:55 | 6:57 |
| Finish | 1:36:33 | 1:42:36 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
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