Excellence Era Cup
Edenvale High School, Gauteng
Doors open 08:00
Three categories. Beginner Endurance is open to new competitors and scholars only.
Entry categories
- StaticsR200
- Advanced EnduranceR200
- Beginner EnduranceR100
SouthAfricanStreet Workout & Calisthenics Association
We run South Africa's calisthenics championships, register the judges who score them, keep the club register, and open the bars to anyone on the last Saturday of every month.
Next event
24 October 2026Excellence Era CupEdenvale High School, Gauteng
Judging panel, Freestyle Nationals 2026
01 The association
What SASWCA is for
SASWCA is a non-profit association and South Africa's member of the World Street Workout and Calisthenics Federation. That membership is how a South African athlete reaches an international start list.
We run the national calendar, we set the rules those competitions are judged by, and we keep the register of clubs, athletes and judges that the sport is organised around.
The board
Rodney BrowneChairman
Massimo FlaianiVice Chairman
- Affiliated clubs
- 06
- Provinces
- 03
- Disciplines
- 02
- Events on the record
- 04
02 Freestyle
Routine
Two minutes, three scores
A freestyle routine is two minutes on the bar, to your own music. Judges score it three ways, out of five each.
- Statics4.3 out of 5
Holds like the human flag, planche and front lever. A hold only counts once it lasts three seconds.
- Dynamics3.9 out of 5
Moves in motion: releases, spins and swings, like letting go of the bar for a 360 and catching it again.
- Combos4.2 out of 5
Three or more moves linked without stopping. Mixing holds with dynamics is worth the most.
Example score
12.4 / 15
The top six go through to battles: 1st against 6th, 2nd against 5th, 3rd against 4th.
Freestyle opens with a two-minute qualifying round, alone on the bar, to music you send in. Keep it close to half statics and half dynamics: a routine that leans too far one way loses points. The top six in each category go through to battles, two one-minute turns each, and the judges point to the winner. Winners meet in three-way finals.
Read the judging rules- Qualifying routine
- 2:00
- Points, five per score
- 15
- Weight classes
- 3 + open
03 Endurance
Every rep is worth points
Endurance is a circuit of four stations: two minutes of work at each, two minutes of rest between them. Athletes rotate in groups of three or four, and a judge at every station verifies the count. The harder the movement, the more it pays.
04 Calendar
Next on the calendar
On the record
- 04Endurance NationalsElevate Athletic, HoneydewPhotos
- 03Freestyle NationalsJeppe Quondam, BedfordviewPhotos
- 02Beastmode BattlesJeppe Quondam, BedfordviewPhotosHighlights
- 01Freestyle NationalsJeppe Quondam, BedfordviewPhotosHighlights
05 Clubs
The club register
Every club here applied to the association and was approved by the board. Train with one near you, or put your own club forward.
Gauteng · 04
Primal Warfare
Team Gravity Core
No Limit Fitness
Elevate Athletic
Honeydew, Johannesburg
Western Cape · 01
Fitness Disciples
Blouberg, Cape Town
North West · 01
Calisthenics Potchefstroom Community
Potchefstroom
Your club, on the register
Clubs apply online and the board reviews each application. Affiliation lets your members enter national events and lets your club host Open Saturday.
Apply to affiliateOpen Saturday
A free session on the last Saturday of every month, run by an affiliated club. You don't need to be a member, and nobody will push you to become one.
Find this month's session
06 Membership
Join the association
Athlete
Free for now
Enter national competitions, appear on the athlete register, and become eligible for national selection.
Apply as an athleteJudge
Free for now
Officiate at national events. Judges are briefed on the scoring tables before every competition.
Apply as a judgeMembership is free at the moment. Fill in the form and the board reviews your application within 5 to 7 business days.
Anything else, email info@saswca.co.za or call Rodney on 071 887 7153.