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  • #TuksSwimming: Catherine van Rensburg claims victory at the 2025 aQuellé Midmar Mile

    Posted on February 09, 2025

    Catherine van Rensburg of TuksSwimming is not one to rest on her laurels. After securing gold at the aQuellé Midmar Mile, she has already set her sights on a new challenge. Next month in Jeffreys Bay, she will compete at the South African Open Water Swimming Championships, aiming for a top-two...

  • #TuksSwimming: Nathan Hendricks sets sights on Paralympic glory

    Posted on February 07, 2025

    If there’s one thing 19-year-old Nathan Hendricks thrives on, it’s pushing his body to the limit. He spends most mornings and afternoons in the Tuks swimming pool, relentlessly clocking lap after lap. Training for over three hours a day? Just another routine for him. And as the...

  • #TuksSport: Tatjana Smith can't wait to take on the Sappi TuksRace

    Posted on February 05, 2025

    The Olympic champion, Tatjana Smith, and heroic moments in international swimming have become synonymous, but now she plans to take on a new challenge as a jogger. Next weekend, she will take part in the Sappi TuksRace, a 10-kilometre event. It is a first for her. She has never run 10 km...

  • #Tukssport: Bosman family leads by example for the upcoming 2025 Sappi TuksRace

    Posted on February 03, 2025

    On Saturday, 15 February, a day after Valentine's declarations of love, a few thousand runners will take to Pretoria's streets to participate in the Sappi Tuks Race. Running is one of the passions of the Bosman family. Most late afternoons, Sarina jogs with her husband, Carel, and their two...

  • #TuksSportHigh: Edrich Rouwerd loves the precision of airplanes and gymnastics

    Posted on January 31, 2025

    One that is important to 18-year-old Edrich Rouwerd is precision, meaning you don't make mistakes. He clearly gets it right. The TuksSport High School matriculant & TuksGymnastics Academy graduate achieved six distinctions last year and boasts an overall average of 88%. He obtained more than...

  • #TuksChess: UP alumna René Pienaar elected as Tshwane Chess Federation president

    Posted on January 29, 2025

    UP-Tuks alumna René Pienaar, the newly elected president of the Tshwane Chess Federation, envisions a brighter future as more children learn to play chess. "Apart from the fact that chess improves your concentration skills, it also teaches you to solve problems. The skills I learnt playing...

  • #TuksSport: Tuks student Jonas Ndlovu proud to be part of South African blind football history

    Posted on January 27, 2025

    The answer to what it takes to make Jonas Ndlovu happy is simple: give him a ball. It could be a cricket or a soccer ball, or let him play goalball. Nothing gets the Tuks Political Science student's adrenaline pumping like the challenge of outsmarting opponents on the field. What is incredible...

  • #TuksSportHigh: Jared Fairweather shines as Matric Class of 2024 Top 2 Achiever

    Posted on January 22, 2025

    An insatiable quest for knowledge and a thirst for discovery have earned Jared Fairweather the title of Top 2 Matriculant of TuksSport High School for 2024. At just 18 years old, Jared achieved an outstanding seven distinctions, boasting an average percentage of 88.57%. He excelled in three...

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