TuksSport High School celebrates 21 years of excellence

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.

#TuksSwimming: "Swimming is, for me, an escape. I find peace when I am in the water," says Liam Vehbi

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...

#TuksSwimming: Tuks swimmers win the USSA Swimming Championships for the sixth consecutive time

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...

#TuksSwimming: Erin Gallagher wins SA’s second medal at the FISU World University Games in China

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...

#TuksSwimming: Tatjana Schoenmaker wins gold in the 200-metre breaststroke at the World Champs in Japan

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,...

#TuksSwimming: Tatjana Schoenmaker and Rocco Meiring have finetuned the art of peaking when it matters

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...

#TuksSwimming: Tory Earle aims to be the best she can be at the Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Japan

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...

#TuksSwimming: “I want to do something extraordinary with my life,” says Amica de Jager

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...