ATHLETE PROFILE
Cayla van der Merwe
🇿🇦 RSA 2 races Best time 1:17:23
Finished top 9% of Open Women at HYROX Cape Town (April) 2026; 2 races, best 1:17:23.
Race insights
Cayla van der Merwe's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Cape Town (April): 1:21:40, rank 44 of 545 in Open Women (top 9%). The division median that day was 1:46:54.
From 2026 Cape Town (1:17:23) to 2026 Cape Town (April) (1:21:40), Cayla van der Merwe finished slower by 4 min 17 sec in Open; the fastest race in that run was 2026 Cape Town at 1:17:23.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Cape Town (April) | Open Women | #44 of 545(top 9%) | 1:21:40 |
| 2026 Cape Town | Open Women | #36 of 427(top 9%) | 1:17:23 |
Times come from official HYROX results. Finish shows the rank within the division at that event, with the top percentage of the field in brackets.
Finished alongside Cayla van der Merwe
At 2026 Cape Town (April), Open Women:
- #39 Karla Gillingham — 1:20:41
- #40 Sharon Legodi — 1:20:47
- #41 Samantha Calitz — 1:20:59
- #42 Chantel Jade Struwig — 1:21:21
- #43 Georgina Muirhead — 1:21:28
- #45 Nina Grey — 1:21:41
- #46 Courtney Wallander — 1:21:58
- #47 Natalie Boshoff — 1:22:07
- #48 Anna Lawrence — 1:22:13
- #49 Mandi Franken — 1:22:19