info@saswca.co.za071 887 7153

SouthAfricanStreet Workout & Calisthenics Association

An athlete in black training kit holding a straight-arm human flag on a chrome pole, body level with the ground.

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.

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The next event goes up here once the venue is confirmed.

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Three SASWCA judges in South African flag jerseys scoring at a table during Freestyle Nationals 2026.

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
  • Justin Edward DeyzelEvents
Affiliated clubs
06
Provinces
03
Disciplines
02
Events on the record
05
An athlete upside down on a chrome pole lowers both straight legs until his body is level in a human flag.
The same athlete swings along a chrome bar, lets go at the top of the swing, turns in the air above it and catches the bar again.
The athlete holds a front lever under the bar, lowers out of it, pulls up over the bar and presses into a hold on top of it.

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.

  1. Statics4.3 out of 5

    Holds like the human flag, planche and front lever. A hold only counts once it lasts three seconds.

  2. 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.

  3. 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
A judge with a clipboard counts dips during the endurance circuit at Beastmode Battles 2025.

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.

  1. Muscle-ups4 pts a rep
  2. Pull-ups3 pts a rep
  3. Dips2 pts a rep
  4. Push-ups1 pts a rep
Work per station
2:00
Rest between
2:00
Athletes per group
3 or 4

The top four men and top four women run the whole circuit again in the final. Three podium places are awarded in each.

See the full structure

04 Calendar

Next on the calendar

Nothing new is on the calendar yet. The next event goes up here once the venue is confirmed.

On the record

  1. 05Excellence Era CupEdenvale High School, Gauteng
  2. 04Endurance NationalsElevate Athletic, HoneydewPhotos
  3. 03Freestyle NationalsJeppe Quondam, BedfordviewPhotos
  4. 02Beastmode BattlesJeppe Quondam, BedfordviewPhotosHighlights
  5. 01Freestyle NationalsJeppe Quondam, BedfordviewPhotosHighlights
All events

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.

  1. Gauteng · 04

  2. Western Cape · 01

  3. North West · 01

  4. 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 affiliate

    Open 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 athlete

Judge

Free for now

Officiate at national events. Judges are briefed on the scoring tables before every competition.

Apply as a judge

Membership 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.