#TuksSwimming: Stephanie Houtman loves the challenge of long-distance swimming

Posted on February 21, 2022

TuksSwimming: Stephanie Houtman loves the challenge of long distance swimming There is a long-standing joke every diehard marathoner must have heard at least once, and that is why run when you can drive. In the same vein, the joke to open-water swimmers should be why swim when there are...

#TuksSport: Akani Simbine and Tatjana Schoenmaker crowned as Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year at the 2021 TuksSport Awards

Posted on November 16, 2021

The 2020 Olympic gold medallist and World Record holder, Tatjana Schoenmaker (now a TuksSport High School matriculant), is the University of Pretoria Sportswoman of the Year. On Monday, 15 November, at the Future Africa Campus, it was also announced that she is the TuksSport Newsmaker of the...

#TuksSwimming: The 17-year old, Pieter Coetzé, qualifies to compete in four events at the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in UAE

Posted on September 25, 2021

#TuksSwimming: The 17-year old, Pieter Coetzé, qualifies to compete in four events at the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in UAE The youngest male swimmer in South Africa's Olympic team to Tokyo, Pieter Coetzé, has qualified to compete in four events at the World Short Course...

#TuksSwimming: “I would not be a gold medallist and have earned a degree if it was not for UP and TuksSport,” says Tatjana Schoenmaker

Posted on September 15, 2021

#TuksSwimming: “I would not be a gold medallist and have earned a degree if it was not for UP and TuksSport,” says Tatjana Schoenmaker The University of Pretoria (UP) recently welcomed Tatjana Schoenmaker back to her alma mater when the country’s golden girl lunched with the...

#TuksSwimming: 17 years of perseverance is the reason why Hendrik van der Merwe is competing at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in Japan

Posted on August 26, 2021

#TuksSwimming: 17 years of perseverance is the reason why Hendrik van der Merwe is competing at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in Japan Rumour has it that Hendrik van der Merwe used to pack quite a mean punch in his younger days at school, but he was not a fighter at heart, so he took up...

#TuksSwimming: Rocco Meiring predicts that Tatjana Schoenmaker is capable of swimming faster times

Posted on August 03, 2021

South Africa's Olympic champion and world record holder, Tatjana Schoenmaker, can swim faster in the 200m-breaststroke. Rocco Meiring is the man who is making the prediction, and he should know as he is the coach. The Tuks based swimmer amazed everyone when she won the 200m-breaststroke...

#TuksSwimming: Penny Heyns ‘blown’ away by Tatjana Schoenmaker’s world record performance in Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Posted on August 01, 2021

#TuksSwimming: Penny Heyns ‘blown’ away by Tatjana Schoenmaker’s world record performance in Tokyo 2020 Olympics The South African swimming legend, Penny Heyns, admits to being blown away by Tatjana Schoenmaker's world record performance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. "The...

#TuksSwimming: Tatjana Schoenmaker wins gold and sets a new women’s 200m-breaststroke world record at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Posted on July 30, 2021

Tatjana Schoenmaker saved her best for on Friday, 30 July by winning the women’s 200m-breaststroke in a world record time of 2.18.95 at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Tuks based swimmer's winning time is 0.17s faster than the record set by Rikke Pedersen (Denmark) in 2013. The moment...