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...
Posted on May 10, 2023
UP engineering graduate Chase Onorati says his family has a “contagious sense of dedication and determination”, which likely explains his recent achievements not only in the academic arena, but in the swimming pool too.
Posted on May 03, 2023
When South Africa's Sportsman of the Year, Pieter Coetzé, dives in to swim the 100m-freestyle on Friday in Greece the one thing guaranteed is he will give 100%. It is who he is. The 18-year-old says his desire is to win every time he competes. If the Tuks swimmer does not do so, he at least...
Posted on April 28, 2023
Duné Coetzee's only goal for 2023 as an international swimmer is to be faster tomorrow than she was yesterday. Judging by her results, she is doing precisely that. At the recent 2023 SA National Aquatic Championships in Gqeberha, the Tuks registered swimmer qualified to compete at the 20th...
Posted on April 26, 2023
The TuksSwimming head coach, Rocco Meiring, can't be blamed for thinking, "I love it when hard work and dedication pay dividends". During the 2023 SA National Aquatic Championships in Gqeberha, six swimmers he is coaching qualified to compete at the World Aquatics Championships in Japan.
Posted on April 21, 2023
Six of the 12 swimmers who swam A-qualifying times during the recent SA National Aquatic Championships in Gqeberha are from UP-Tuks. The Tuks swimmers who achieved A qualifying times for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan include:
Posted on April 09, 2023
When it comes to Tuks swimmers, the next few days of the 2023 South African Swimming Championships in Gqeberha will be about setting records and swimming best times. Their focus will be to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in France. Considering the times Tatjana Schoenmaker swam at...
Posted on April 03, 2023
Being named South Africa's Sportsman of the Year means the 18-year-old, Pieter Coetzé, continues to be a trailblazer. The Tuks swimmer is the youngest athlete to receive this coveted award. In 2021, when he was only 16, Coetzé was the youngest South African male swimmer to compete at the...
Posted on March 27, 2023
Being fast is essential to Erin Gallagher; it is what motivates her to swim for hours most days, but there is more to the Tuks student-athlete than trying to become a champion at all times. The 24-year-old is studying BSc Geography and Environmental Science student at Tuks. "The world's...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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