Carmie Prinsloo qualified for the World Student Cross Country Championships by winning the 3km race at the national student trials at Tuks on Saturday. The Tuks Speech-Language Pathology student ran a tactically brilliant race, taking the lead within the first kilometre. “There were some good athletes in the race, which is why I decided to…
If there’s one thing Carli Antonopoulos won’t be short of when she competes in the aQuellé Midmar Mile next month, it’s motivation. That was very clear this past Sunday when Antonopoulos competed in the Prime View Adventure & Leisure Event in Midrand. She won the 1.2km open-water race, the final seeding swim for Midmar. Her…
The Tuks swimmer, Catherine van Rensburg, has decided not to defend the aQuellé Midmar Mile women’s title she won last year, meaning a new champion will be crowned next month. Purely judged on her performances last year, Callan Lotter (Tuks) will be a definite contender. She finished second last year in the Midmar event. It…
A South African record, maybe even two, you never know what can happen, is the goal that Colette Uys sets for herself for 2026. The goal is more than achievable. The Tuks Student Sportswoman of the Year improved her best distance in the shot put to 18.14 metres this year. This is just three centimetres…
Most athletes prefer not to line up as the favourite in an event when competing, but there are exceptions. Pieter Coetzé is one. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that Tuks’ Sportsman of the Year has already declared that he wants to be the favourite in the 100 and 200 metre backstrokes at the…
Rebecca Meder has wrapped up her World Aquatics Swimming World Cup campaign on a high, securing her fourth bronze medal of the series at the final stop in Toronto, Canada. The 23-year-old KwaZulu-Natal native showed remarkable consistency and competitive spirit across all three legs of the short-course series (25m pool), finishing 16th overall in the…
Swimmers were the big winners at the University of Pretoria Sports Awards last night. Pieter Coetzé was named Bestmed Sportsman of the Year. Kaylene Corbett is Bestmed Sportswoman of the Year, and Rocco Meiring is Coach of the Year (individual sport). TuksSwimming is the Club of the Year. The club swimmers medalled at every event (locally and internationally) at which they competed. ALSO…
Sibusiso Kubheka has achieved the seemingly impossible, becoming the first person to complete a 100km run in under six hours, stopping the clock in an astonishing 5:59:20. This monumental feat took place during adidas’ groundbreaking ‘Chasing 100’ project, a unique event designed to push the boundaries of human endurance when combined with cutting-edge sports innovation….
Pieter Coetze caused a big surprise this afternoon when he won the 100-meter backstroke at the World Swimming Championships in Singapore. The Tuks psychology student’s winning time of 51.85 seconds is one of the three fastest ever in the 100-metre backstroke and a new African record. Only Italy’s Thomas Ceccon (51.60s) and Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov…
The South African student team’s medal tally rose to six at the World University Games in Rhine-Ruhr last night thanks to the heroics of 21-year-old Pieter Coetzé. The Tuks student won gold and silver in the space of 90 minutes. He won the 50m backstroke in 24.49 seconds and was second in the 100m freestyle…
