USSA News TUKS Dominate the Swimming Championship This past weekend, Nelson Mandela University hosted the 2023 Swimming Championships at the Newton Park Swimming Complex. The excitement around the complex was titillating, with Nine universities competing in the Championship. The Chairperson of the USSA Swimming Board, Carol Adams, indicated that it is always exciting to see the best in each university competing against each other, " It is fantastic to have these types of tournaments each other because it is one of the cornerstones in identifying potential swimmers for the country" said Adams. Adams indicated that it is also vital that USSA swimming works with many partners around universities in initiatives that will bring together students and communities around the country, promoting swimming and seeking talent. Petrus Truter had the most points produced for Maties with a massive 103 points. Truter ability to do both long and short-distance freestyle events and also be part of the Relay team made him earn the Victor Ladorum Award for Top Male Individual, "I am extremely happy for this award, and I am happy that I contributed to the team as well, we put in a lot of hard work in preparing for this and the hours as well in the swimming pool, but I believe we can still get even better"said Truter. Another swimmer who performed well was Kaydn Naidoo of Varsity College, who returned recently from the World Students Games in Chengdu. Naidoo was left mesmerized by the experience and still wants more, "It was a beautiful time in Chengdu, especially the opening ceremony, but right now I am preparing for the Olympics qualification... In a nutshell, I want to be part of the Olympics" said Naidoo with a smile. Naidoo was also in the Top Three in the total culminated points in the championship, which made him catch many people attention and recognition. TUKS (University of Pretoria) also had the largest squad in the championships, which helped them get many points. This resulted in TUKS winning the Championship with a mammoth score of 1404 points, their ability to compete in almost all the events and high rate of podium finishes earned the right to be named USSA Swimming Championships. Maties (University of Stellenbosch) finished second, closely with a score of 1082, then Varsity College came third with a score of 810. Posted by Ovayo Milisa Novukela on 03 Oct, 2023. Source: