Posted on March 20, 2024
Tuks swimmers collected multiple medals at the 13th African Games in Ghana. Caitlin de Lange of TuksSwimming, won seven medals - four individual (2 gold and 2 silver) and three gold in the relays. Another TuksSwimming club member, Catherine van Rensburg won six medals - five individual (4 gold...
Posted on March 01, 2024
A few years back, a coach suggested that Tayla Jonker stop "playing around" in the swimming pool and be more dedicated when training. The BSc Quantity Surveying student at UP-Tuks took the words to heart. She has not regretted it. Last month, the 19-year-old set a new South African record in...
Posted on February 22, 2024
Satchel Paige, a USA professional baseball pitcher, famously once said, "Never let your head hang down. Never give up, and sit down and grieve. Find another way." It is unlikely that Pieter Coetzé would know who Paige is or even know of the quote. At the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in...
Posted on February 18, 2024
A medal and African and South African records prove that UP-Tuks swimmers performed well at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar. Coetzé won bronze in the 200-meter backstroke. The way he swam those last 50 metres is what champions are made from. To come back from eighth to...
Posted on February 16, 2024
Tory Earle's love to challenge herself to the limits led to the Midmar Mile victory. For years to come, statistics will show that Tory Earle won the women's Midmar Mile in 2024. But numbers never tell the whole story. Most will not know Earle competed at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha,...
Posted on February 09, 2024
Amica de Jager may have done enough in the women's 10km open-water swim race at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics in France. She finished 27th, one minute and 12 seconds behind the race winner, Sharon van Rouwendal (Netherlands). De Jager was...
Posted on February 05, 2024
The South African 200-meter backstroke champion Hannah Pearse's only goal at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha is to be faster than last year. She is studying BSc Human Physiology, Genetics, and Psychology at UP-Tuks. If she succeeds, it proves that all the long, hard hours in the...
Posted on February 02, 2024
#TuksSwimming: Pieter Coetzé can medal at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha. Predicting who might medal at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha is risky because, as everyone knows, races are won through guts and determination, not speculation. But there are always...
Posted on January 15, 2024
If ever there was a time for swimmers to make sports history, it is 2024, as, for the first time, it is possible to win a world championship and Olympic medal in the same year. The 2024 World Aquatics Championships are in February in Doha, while the Paris Olympic Games start in July. In the...
Posted on November 01, 2023
Congratulations to Tatjana Schoenmaker of TuksSwimming and Christian de Klerk of TuksArchery who have been named Bestmed Sportswoman of the Year and Bestmed Sportsman of the Year, respectively.
Posted on October 23, 2023
TuksSport High is 21! From humble beginnings to monumental success, TuksSport High School is celebrating 21 years since its founding in 2002.
Posted on October 17, 2023
Liam Vehbi starred for the Tuks team during the recent 2023 USSA Swimming Championships in Gqeberha. His heroics helped the Tuks win overall. Vehbi won the 200m and 400m individual medley events and the 200m butterfly, setting two USSA records. But there is no resting on his laurels. Vehbi has...
Posted on September 20, 2023
Tuks swimmers continued to make a big splash over the weekend during the USSA Swimming Championships in Gqeberha, winning overall as well as the men's and women's team competitions. It is the sixth year that TuksSwimming has been victorious. Four of the seven swimmers, namely Cameron Casali, Arno...
Posted on August 03, 2023
Erin Gallagher won South Africa's second medal at the FISU World University Games in Chengdu, China, with a second-place finish in the women's 50-meter butterfly. The Tuks student-athlete has twice improved the South African record. In the heats, she won swimming 25.71s. She was even faster in...
Posted on July 30, 2023
Tatjana Schoenmaker concluded a unique hat trick this afternoon by winning gold in the 200-metre breaststroke at the Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Japan. It is the first time the 26-year-old Tuks swimmer has won a gold medal at the World Championships. The last time she competed,...
Posted on July 26, 2023
Tatjana Schoenmaker and Rocco Meiring are the real deal when it comes to performing at their best when it matters most. It was proved yesterday when the Tuks swimmer won silver in the 100-meter breaststroke during the Swimming World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Schoenmaker has now won 11...
Posted on July 14, 2023
It will be a case of fools rushing in where angels fear to tread tomorrow when the 20-year-old Tory Earle runs into the sea to compete at the World Open Water Championships' 10km race in Fukuoka, Japan. The Tuks swimmer is certainly no fool. She is studying chemical engineering, after all. It...
Posted on June 12, 2023
If there is one thing Amica de Jager loves, it is to test her physical skills against the challenges of swimming in oceans. Off the pool, she is pursuing her MSc in Computer Science at UP-Tuks. Judging by the sports results, the Tuks student-athlete has fine-tuned the art of getting the better...
Posted on May 10, 2023
UP engineering graduate Chase Onorati says his family has a “contagious sense of dedication and determination”, which likely explains his recent achievements not only in the academic arena, but in the swimming pool too.
Posted on May 03, 2023
When South Africa's Sportsman of the Year, Pieter Coetzé, dives in to swim the 100m-freestyle on Friday in Greece the one thing guaranteed is he will give 100%. It is who he is. The 18-year-old says his desire is to win every time he competes. If the Tuks swimmer does not do so, he at least...
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