People · South Africa
Christian Swartz
3×3 · top 0.15% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2021 · 2021SWAR01
Christian Swartz has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 5.13, set at CubeCo Coastal Cubing KZN 2025, puts him in the top 0.15% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3rd in South Africa. Until November 2015, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since December 2021, he has put 787 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 94% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.53 in December 2021 to 5.13, an 86% improvement. Christian has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 5.13 | 6.95 | top 0.15% | 3 / 2,187 | |
| 2×2 | 1.13 | 2.47 | top 0.85% | 6 / 1,525 | |
| 4×4 | 28.22 | 31.72 | top 1.9% | 10 / 495 | |
| Skewb | 2.61 | 4.87 | top 3.3% | 15 / 444 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.15 | 5.46 | top 4.2% | 21 / 958 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.00 | 14.19 | top 4.5% | 13 / 473 | |
| 5×5 | 1:02.42 | 1:07.49 | top 7.0% | 9 / 225 | |
| 6×6 | 2:17.20 | 2:42.62 | top 19.2% | 14 / 87 | |
| Square-1 | 16.84 | 22.40 | top 20.7% | 25 / 121 | |
| Megaminx | 1:19.66 | 1:31.73 | top 21.6% | 38 / 268 | |
| Clock | 10.57 | 12.32 | top 27.8% | 36 / 153 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 24 Sep 2026Twelve personal bests in one day at GAN WCA African Championship 2026.
- 26 Apr 2025Five personal bests in one day at CubingZA Nationals 2025.
- 21 Mar 2025Six personal bests in one day at CubeCo Coastal Cubing KZN 2025.
- 7 Dec 2024Four personal bests in one day at CubeCo Durban Summer 2024.
- 21 Sep 2024Eleven personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024.
- 8 Jun 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.16 at Durban Winter 2024.
Competitions
- GAN WCA African Championship 2026 · 24 Sep 2026 — 12 personal bests set
- CubeCo Durban Spring 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingZA Nationals 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- CubeCo Coastal Cubing KZN 2025 · 21 Mar 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- CubeCo Durban Summer 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 11 personal bests set
- Durban Winter 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Dolphin Coast Autumn 2023 · 1 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- CubeCo Durban Summer 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- CubeCo Durban Winter Warmup 2022 · 30 Jul 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Gauteng Autumn 2022 · 15 May 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Durban Summer Warm-up 2021 · 4 Dec 2021 — 1 personal best set
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Waseem Hoosain — met in 140 rounds, finished ahead 47 times · head to head
- Timothy Lawrance — met in 114 rounds, finished ahead 85 times
- Daniel Rush — met in 107 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 3×3 single — 355 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.