#TuksAthletics: Benjamin Richardson sights set on medalling at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Kenya

Posted on August 16, 2021

The Tuks sprinter, Benjamin Richardson (who is a TuksSport High School learner-athlete part of the TuksAthletics Academy), will race to win from Wednesday when he competes in the 100 metres at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya. "The goal is always gold. It does not...

#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...

#TuksSportHigh: 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 (now a TuksSport High School matriculant & TuksSwimming Academy graduate), saved her best by winning the women’s 200m-breaststroke in a world record time of 2.18.95 at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Friday, 30 July. The Tuks based swimmer's winning time is 0.17s...

#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...

#TuksSwimming: Tatjana Schoenmaker and Kaylene Corbett both qualify for the women’s 200m-breaststroke final in Tokyo

Posted on July 29, 2021

Another day, another race, but that is about all that changes as Tatjana Schoenmaker is still dominating the breaststroke events at the Tokyo Olympic Games. This morning she won her 200m-breaststroke semifinal in a time of 2:19.33. But, unfortunately, the Tuks based swimmer again just missed...

#TuksSwimming: Tatjana Schoenmaker sets a women’s 200m breaststroke Olympic record in Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Posted on July 28, 2021

#TuksSwimming: Tatjana Schoenmaker sets a women’s 200m breaststroke Olympic record in Tokyo 2020 Olympics There seems to be no slowing down for Tatjana Schoenmaker at the Tokyo Olympics. This afternoon she just missed out on setting a new world record in the 200m-breaststroke. She won...

#TuksSwimming: Tatjana Schoenmaker sets a new women’s 100m-breaststroke Olympic record in Tokyo 2020

Posted on July 25, 2021

South Africa's Tatjana Schoenmaker set a new Olympic and Africa record today in Tokyo when she won her 100m-breaststroke heat in a time of 1:04.82. It means Schoenmaker is now ranked in the top ten of FINA's all-time list in the 100m-breaststroke and the 200m-breaststroke. Only four female...