Tatjana, previously known by her maiden surname Schoenmaker, hails from Johannesburg and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in financial services from the University of Pretoria (UP). She made ...

BBC Sport profiles South African swimmer Tatjana Schoenmaker, one of six nominees for the BBC African Sports Personality of the Year 2021 award. Voting for the BBC African Sports Personality of ...

The American shocked the field by winning in 1:04.95. She and teammate Lilly King sandwiched South Africa's Tatjana Schoenmaker for medals, with King taking bronze in 1:05.54. In winning silver, ...

Tatjana Schoenmaker won her 200m breaststroke semifinal in 2:19.33 to qualify fastest for the final Advertisement Choose your ultimate sports viewing package Stream world-class sports on the go ...

A gold medallist in the 200m breaststroke in Tokyo, having also earned silver in the 100m of the same discipline, as Tatjana Schoenmaker, she goes to Paris as Tatjana Smith – a married woman now.

Tatjana Schoenmaker dominated the women's 200m breaststroke at the 2022 Commonwealth Games to win the gold medal while compatriot Kaylene Corbett claimed bronze.

For the fifth time, Tatjana Smith has been selected by Swimming World Magazine as African Female Swimmer of the Year.

The 2024 calendar year of sport was memorable for a variety of reasons in South Africa, from Rugby Championship and Olympic glory, to near misses in soccer and cricket.

Lilly King was handed her first defeat in the 100 breaststroke in almost six years as American teenager Lydia Jacoby claimed the gold medal and South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker claimed silver.