Posted on March 18, 2023
Judging by the results of the 2023 South African National Open Water Championships, swimming fast and far is one of the fortes for Tuks female swimmers. They made a clean sweep over the weekend at the Marina Martinique near Jeffreys Bay, competing in the 10 kilometres event. The...
Posted on February 09, 2023
A 20-year-old defending a title against an international swimming legend can seemingly be intimidating, but Stephanie Houtman sees it as an exciting learning experience. Last year, the Tuks swimmer surprised many when she won the aQuellé Midmar Mile women's race (1.6km). She actually did not...
Posted on August 01, 2022
On Sunday, 31 July, Tatjana Schoenmaker and Kaylene Corbett won gold and bronze medals in the women’s 200m-breaststroke final at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, achieving a historic victory for South African swimming. They are the first two female swimmers to medal in the same...
Posted on July 31, 2022
The football legend Cristiano Ronaldo once said, "If you don't believe you are the best, you will never achieve all that you are capable of." The 18-year-old Tuks swimmer, Pieter Coetzé, took these words took to heart. It is paid dividends. Last night in Birmingham, he became a Commonwealth...
Posted on June 20, 2022
TuksSwimming: Rocco Meiring confirms that Tatjana Schoenmaker is competing at the 2022 FINA World Championships in Budapest The 200m breaststroke world record holder and Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion, Tatjana Schoenmaker, has decided not to compete at the 19th FINA World Championships in...
Posted on June 04, 2022
TuksSwimming: The 18-year-old, Pieter Coetzé, sights are set on medalling at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. The results of the recent 2022 Mare Nostrum Swim Series in Europe prove it. The Tuks swimmer won five gold, two silver, and three bronze medals in the backstroke events. His...
Posted on April 17, 2022
TuksSwimming: Rocco Meiring worries about the impact of load-shedding on 2022 Commonwealth Games preparations Load-shedding could impact the results of the South African swimmers during the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. According to Eskom's scenario planning, South Africans should brace...
Posted on April 14, 2022
TuksSwimming: Kaylene Corbett, Pieter Coetzé and Tatjana Schoenmaker qualify for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Another year, another championship, but it is all that has changed. Pieter Coetzé is still the "king of backstroke" in South Africa. During the recent 2022 South African...
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