#TuksSwimming: Schoenmaker’s quest to qualify for Tokyo Games will start in earnest from Friday

Posted on July 03, 2019

Friday when Tatjana Schoenmaker dives into the pool to contest the 100m-breaststroke at the Summer Universiade in Napoli, Italy it could be seen as a return to the event in which she kicked of her international swimming career.

#TuksSwimming: Tuks swimmer’s refusal to give up is why she will compete at the World Champs

Posted on June 19, 2019

The stats will indicate that the Tuks swimmer Nathania van Niekerk has qualified to represent South Africa next month at the World University Games in Italy and World Championships in Korea, but mere numbers will never tell a story of dedication and perseverance.

#TuksSport: Experienced Tuks athletes to represent SA at the World Student Games

Posted on June 10, 2019

A Commonwealth Games champion, a World Cup gold medallist, two junior world champions and a current World Cup football player are amongst the Tuks athletes who will be representing South Africa at the World Student Games in Napoli, Italy next month.

#TuksSwimming: Tuks is where female swimmers learn to become champions

Posted on April 10, 2019

Judging by what has been happening during the South African Senior Swimming Championships in Durban it would seem as if Tuks is where talented female swimmers learn how to become champions.

#TuksSwimming: Coetzee bags four golds at the Under-20 Games in Botswana

Posted on December 11, 2018

Duné Coetzee can justly feel it is mission accomplished after winning four gold medals during the Ausc Region 5 Under-20 Games in Gaborone, Botswana.

#TuksSwimming: Coetzee does not shy away from doing the hard work to reach her goals

Posted on December 06, 2018

The Youth Olympic medallist who also represented South Africa at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games is selected to compete at the Ausc Region 5 Under-20 Games in Gaborone, Botswana from Saturday. The UP-Tuks swimmer is undoubtedly in for a hectic few days due to her decision to contest nine events.

#TuksSwimming: Schoenmaker is UP-Tuks sportswoman of the year

Posted on October 22, 2018

Upping the tally of her international medal collection won’t be a priority next year for the Commonwealth breaststroke champion, Tatjana Schoenmaker, as her focus will be more on being at her best for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

#TuksSwimming: Meiring’s passion is to unlock young swimmer’s full potential

Posted on October 22, 2018

“The luckiest man in the world to be doing a job I love”, is how Rocco Meiring swimming coach at UP-Tuks describes himself.