#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...

#TuksSwimming: Tatjana Schoenmaker to contest her first-ever Olympic final in Tokyo 2020

Posted on July 25, 2021

Tatjana Schoenmaker made sure that she will contest her first-ever Olympic final tomorrow morning when she won her semi-final heat in the 100m-breaststroke at the Tokyo Games. For the second consecutive day, the Tuks based swimmer clocked the fastest time. She won her semifinal heat this...

#TuksSwimming: The stage is now set for Tatjana Schoenmaker to make her Olympics debut in Tokyo

Posted on July 24, 2021

#TuksSwimming: The stage is now set for Tatjana Schoenmaker to make her Olympics debut in Tokyo Tatjana Schoenmaker (now a TuksSport High School matriculant & TuksSwimming Academy graduate), will only "test" the waters on Sunday in Tokyo when she dives in to compete in the...

#TuksJudo: Michaela Whitebooi is the sixth South African judoka to be coached by Nikola Filipov to qualify for the Olympic Games since 2008

Posted on July 24, 2021

#TuksJudo: Michaela Whitebooi is the sixth South African judoka to be coached by Nikola Filipov to qualify for the Olympic Games since 2008 Nikola Filipov is a hardcore no-nonsense judo coach; as far as he is concerned, an athlete is doing something right, or they are doing it wrong, there is...

#TuksSport: The Tuks athletes aim to make their mark in history during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Posted on July 24, 2021

A total of 25 athletes from the University of Pretoria (UP) and six alumni are participating in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics from Saturday. In addition to the competing athletes, eight TuksSport coaches will be in Tokyo to provide advice to the athletes, along with a Tuks referee to ensure the...

#TuksSportHigh: Make every day a Mandela Day THE UP WAY - Message from the Vice-Chancellor

Posted on July 18, 2021

On 18 July 2009, on Nelson Mandela’s birthday, the United Nations General Assembly voted in favour of adopting an international day in honour of the life and contribution of Nelson Mandela to South Africa and the world. This decision shows the global impact that one person can have. To...