Posted on September 15, 2021
#TuksSwimming: “I would not be a gold medallist and have earned a degree if it was not for UP and TuksSport,” says Tatjana Schoenmaker The University of Pretoria (UP) recently welcomed Tatjana Schoenmaker back to her alma mater when the country’s golden girl lunched with the...
Posted on September 09, 2021
#TuksFootball: Blessing Mabasa aims to lead Tuks by example in the 2021 Varsity Football competition A good captain leads by example, is confident but also humble, and knows how to motivate teammates. These were the TuksSport High School matriculant & TuksFootball Academy graduate,...
Posted on August 26, 2021
#TuksSwimming: 17 years of perseverance is the reason why Hendrik van der Merwe is competing at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in Japan Rumour has it that Hendrik van der Merwe used to pack quite a mean punch in his younger days at school, but he was not a fighter at heart, so he took up...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Posted on July 05, 2021
Judging by the results, they are succeeding. So far, 24 Tuks athletes and five coaches and one referee have been selected to represent South Africa at the Tokyo Games. At least three more athletes and one coach could be named next week when the final team selection is announced.
Posted on July 05, 2021
17 years. That is how long it has been since a South African female judoka competed at the Olympic Games but it is about to change when Michaela Whitebooi steps onto the mats in Tokyo on 24 July. She is only the third female South African judoka who will be in action at the Tokyo 2020...
Posted on July 01, 2021
Tlotliso Gift Leotlela (TuksSport High School matriculant), proved that winning is addictive when he won the 100 metres in 10.24s in Bydgoszcz, Poland, last night. It is the Tuks Olympian sprinter's second victory in nine days. He also won last week in Madrid. If Leotlela can have one wish...
Posted on June 22, 2021
Tlotliso Gift Leotlela notched up his first international win of the season when he won the 100m with a time of 10.15 seconds at the Meeting Madrid held at the Estadio de Vallehermoso in Madrid, Spain on 19 June 2021. The Tuks athlete describes it as the confidence booster he needed. "It...
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