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Past bottom current velocities are usually determined from the sortable silt (SS) fraction of sediments. This method yields precise results, but the work associated with the preparation for and analysis of SS is very time consuming. Using data and samples from Site U1537, which was drilled during International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 382 (Iceberg Alley and Subantarctic Ice and Ocean Dynamics), we followed a method that allows for the reconstruction of bottom current velocities on long and highly resolved sediment records, as typically recovered during an IODP expedition. Here, we present discrete measurements of SS from Site U1537 that were used to convert X-ray fluorescence (XRF) core scanner Zr/Rb data into SS and ultimately into bottom current velocities. The use of XRF-derived SS data and current speeds allows us to generate a near-continuous high-resolution record for the past 200 ky. Because Site U1537 is located close to the Southern Antarctic Circumpolar Current Front (SACCF), this long-term reconstruction allows us to analyze and understand changes in the location of the SACCF.