A strong contingent of South African athletes is ready to shine at the Zurich Diamond League Finals, with top talent vying for titles across a range of events. The prestigious two-day event, held at the Letzigrund stadium, will award the winners of five of the 32 Diamond disciplines on the first day, with the rest…
South Africa has a new swimming star on the block. While Pieter Coetze recently confirmed his status as a world champion senior backstroker in Singapore, 18-year-old Kris Mihaylov won the 200m butterfly gold at the World Junior Championships in Romania, marking his first international junior medal. Mihaylov’s standout performance saw him drop a full two…
Pieter Coetzé will be able to testify that good things happen in threes after winning a silver medal in the 50m backstroke at the World Championships in Singapore yesterday. And with good reason. The Tuks psychology student is only the second South African swimmer to win three medals at a World Championships. He is the…
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…
South Africa has continued its dominance of the continent, after retaining the crown and emerging as African champions at the CAA U18, U20 Championships in Abeokuta, Nigeria which ended on Sunday. The Team SA is travelling back home in two groups, a day apart. The first group which left Lagos on Monday for Kigali in…
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…
Charne du Plessis won a bronze medal in the 800 at the World University Games two years ago, but that’s not all she was remembered for. Moments after crossing the finish line in the final, the fifth-year Tuks medical student rushed to the aid of an opponent who collapsed from exhaustion. It led to her…
21-year-old Pieter Coetzé claimed South Africa’s first gold medal at the World University Games in Rhine-Ruhr yesterday with his victory in the 100m backstroke. His winning time of 51.99 seconds is a new African and World Student Record. For now, it is also the fastest time in the world. It is incredible how Coetzé swam…
When Marlie Viljoen settles in her starting blocks to race the 400 metres at the World University Games in Rhine-Ruhr on Monday, she will not think about the fact that she is the defending world student champion. Of course, the Tuks athlete is going to run to win. To be a champion, after all, is…
Winning medals at international events is almost second nature to 21-year-old Pieter Coetzé. A quick glance at his World Aquatics profile will show that he has already won 23 medals (12 gold, 7 silver, and 4 bronze). A definite highlight was the gold, silver and bronze he won at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in 2022,…
