Posted on July 30, 2023
Tatjana Schoenmaker concluded a unique hat trick this afternoon by winning gold in the 200-metre breaststroke at the Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Japan. It is the first time the 26-year-old Tuks swimmer has won a gold medal at the World Championships. The last time she competed,...
Posted on July 28, 2023
Ruan Lange sets his own goal for the FISU World University Games in China. There cannot be an argument about it. To be competitive, you must be fearless. It is all about mind over body. A millisecond of lost focus could cost points or lead to getting injured. So there is never any margin for...
Posted on July 26, 2023
Tatjana Schoenmaker and Rocco Meiring are the real deal when it comes to performing at their best when it matters most. It was proved yesterday when the Tuks swimmer won silver in the 100-meter breaststroke during the Swimming World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Schoenmaker has now won 11...
Posted on July 24, 2023
The words no athlete ever wants to hear are, "Your career is over. You will never compete again," especially when you are in the prime of your career. Unfortunately, it does happen. In March, before the Gauteng North Athletics Championships, Jovan van Vuuren had to hear this "death sentence"...
Posted on July 18, 2023
The saying that when the going gets tough, the tough get going will undoubtedly apply to Courtney Westley in the next two weeks. The Tuks BSc Geography and Environmental Science student will compete in two rowing world championships. She is racing at the World Under-23 Championships tomorrow...
Posted on July 14, 2023
It will be a case of fools rushing in where angels fear to tread tomorrow when the 20-year-old Tory Earle runs into the sea to compete at the World Open Water Championships' 10km race in Fukuoka, Japan. The Tuks swimmer is certainly no fool. She is studying chemical engineering, after all. It...
Posted on July 12, 2023
Are you a social butterfly with a love for sports? Then maybe volleyball is the sport for you. It is undoubtedly why fifth-year Tuks medical student Danilo von Ludwiger took up the sport. He has never regretted it. "Volleyball is a sport where social interaction and physical competitiveness...
Posted on July 11, 2023
One title in the bag; now the fight to win a second title is the challenge that quite a few Tuks players will face this week during the USSA Netball Championships in Stellenbosch. On Saturday night, the Jaguars emerged victorious in the Telkom National League against the Crinums, scoring 59 to...
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