Olympic champion Tatjana Smith has put Swimming South Africa (SSA) under further pressure, with the former star swimmer demanding interest on prize money she says was withheld for more than a year. Also see: President Cyril Ramaphosa honours Tatjana Smith with the Shield of Jove Why are Tatjana Smith and Swimming SA in a disagreement? The dispute reportedly […]
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On Sunday, many of the country’s top athletes gathered at the Sun City bowl in celebration of the 2025 South African Sports Awards. The occasion recognizes the contribution of sports to social cohesion and unity, and celebrates courage and excellent performance in the field of sports. The evening is nothing without the distribution of awards […]
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Following a historic career that resulted in her becoming the most decorated South African Olympian, Tatjana Smith has been honoured with the Shield of Jove by President Cyril Ramaphosa. It is hard to believe that this year, South Africa witnessed their own Tatjana Smith make even more history at this year’s edition of the Olympics, […]
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Even though she is retired, this won’t be the last time you hear about Tatjana Smith. Since winning the gold medal in swimming at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, she has secured brand deals. According to the Olympic hub, Tatjana became a two-time Olympic 2024 winner after securing a gold and silver medal for her […]
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South Africans gathered by the hundreds and thousands to welcome back three of South Africa’s Olympic medalists, Tatjana Smith, Bayanda Walaza and Bradley Nkoana. South Africa’s Olympic team had a strong show at this year’s games and walked away with six medals in total (one gold, three silver and two bronzes). The Mens Sevens Rugby […]
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Tatjana Smith, who made waves at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by winning gold in the 200m breaststroke and setting a new world record, has become a household name in South Africa. Her achievements during this year’s Olympics have been no less extraordinary. She won gold for the Women’s 100m and silver for the Women’s 200m […]
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South Africa’s golden girl Tatjana Smith clinched another victory at the 2024 Paris Olympics with her silver medal in the 200m breaststroke, securing her place just narrowly behind the gold. Tatjana now holds a total of four medals (two gold and two silver), joining Chad le Clos but moving ahead in terms of the weight […]
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27-year-old swimmer and multiple gold and silver medalist Tatjana Smith has officially announced her retirement from competitive swimming, after a remarkable career and performance at this year’s Paris Olympics. The news of the athlete’s retirement comes soon after she became South Africa’s most successful Olympian, winning four of the country’s last seven medals. She certainly […]
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Being married to the first black Springbok captain has put Rachel Kolisi on South Africa’s radar, the same way being married to an Olympic gold medalist has put Joel Smith on the radar. However, some are still not aware that Rachel and Joel are siblings. Born Tatjana Schoenmaker, the Olympian got married to Joel Smith […]
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Tatjana Smith (nee Schoenmaker) won Team South Africa’s first gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Monday night, coming from behind to win the women’s 100m breaststroke final. Tatjana, who won the silver medal in this race at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, had to catch up after China’s Tang Qianting flew out of the […]
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South African swimmer Tatjana Smith won the heat 4 in the women’s 100m breaststroke with a time of 1:05.00 at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, qualifying for the semi-finals. With the first race over, Smith stated that she was ‘happy she was able to put on a good performance’, as reported by IOL. ‘In the […]
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