#TuksSwimming: Pieter Coetzé says his never give up attitude helped him qualify for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Posted on April 14, 2021

If you don't succeed at first . . . try . . . try again - is what Pieter Coetzé was about during the 2021 South African National Aquatic Championships in Newton Park, Gqeberha.

#TuksSwimming: Tatjana Schoenmaker wins big at the 2021 South African National Aquatic Championships

Posted on April 13, 2021

Tatjana Schoenmaker can, for now at least, claim to be the world's fastest female 200m breaststroke swimmer after yet again setting a new African record winning in 2:20.17 at the South African National Aquatic Champs in Port Elizabeth. She also staged a new African and South African record time...

#TuksAthletics: Taylon Bieldt is the new challenger on the blocks in the women’s 400m-hurdles

Posted on April 05, 2021

The Tuks athlete, Taylon Bieldt, has steadily been getting faster without anyone really taking note, but things changed when she won the 400m-hurdles in 56.17 seconds at the Bestmed TuksAthletics Stadium.

#TuksAthletics: South African race walker, Wayne Snyman, qualifies for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Posted on April 03, 2021

South African race walker, Wayne Snyman of TuksAthletics, will vouch that a mere second faster can make a big difference; it was what helped him qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

#HighPerformanceCentre: 2016 Olympian, Gift Leotela, is excited to be back on the track and racing

Posted on March 30, 2021

It is often said third time lucky, but the 2016 Olympian sprinter, Gift Leotela, hopes that his fourth comeback will be the one he gets to fulfil his true potential.

#TuksAthletics: 2018 African youth 100m hurdles champion, Kayla van den Bergh, is motivated to excel

Posted on March 25, 2021

2021 has been an eventful year for the 2018 African youth 100m-hurdles champion, Kayla van den Bergh, despite her not having raced yet. The Tuks athlete has definite goals. She wants to compete at the upcoming 2021 World Student Games in China as well as the 2020 World Athletics U20...

#TuksSport: Q&A interview with student head coach, Blaise Izungu and his appreciation message to TuksTennis

Posted on March 23, 2021

Blaise Izungu is a Student Head Coach & Assistant Academy Coach at TuksTennis. From 2014 to 2016, he served as an Assessor for the USSA Tennis Executive Committee and member of the USSA National Team Selection Panel. At the beginning of 2020, he was appointed Tournament Director of USSA...

#TuksAthletics: Jovan van Vuuren aims to make the most of every competition opportunity

Posted on March 18, 2021

The Tuks long jumper, Jovan van Vuuren, can undoubtedly relate to the lyrics of Bob Dylan's famous song "Blow in in the wind". So far, he has competed twice this season. The first time at Tuks, he jumped 7.97m and recently in Potchefstroom 8.07m. Result wise it should have been the third and...