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NTS AwardsPosted on 07 June 2009 It is with great pleasure that we can announce that TuksSwimming scooped numerous awards and prizes at the NTS prize giving and AGM last week Saturday. Northern Tigers Swimming(AFFILIATED TO SWIMMING SOUTH AFRICA) AWARDING OF NTS COLOURS FOR 2008/2009 TEAM MANAGEMENT Steven Ball - Telkom SA National Aquatic Championships, 2009 Marco vd Sluys - Telkom SA National Aquatic Championships, 2009 Jan Nel - Bestmed SA National B Open Championships, 2009
OFFICIATING Johan Meyer - Telkom SA National Aquatic Championships, 2009 Henk vd Laarse - Telkom SA National Aquatic Championships, 2009 Anton Jordaan - Telkom SA National Aquatic Championships, 2009
NTS COLOURS – (RECEIVED PROTEA COLOURS)
NTS COLOURS – PARTICIPATION ON NATIONAL LEVEL Diving
Open Water Swimming Tyron Venter Reenen du Plessis Swimming
NTS COLOURS – PARTICIPATION ON B NATIONAL LEVEL Diving - Junior
Swimming
Honorary membership is awarded to:
Ernst de Jong
Ernst de Jong was born in Pretoria in 1934. He has lived most of his life in this city He started diving at an early age and in 1960 became South African Diving champion on springboard representing Northern Transvaal as it then was. He was awarded Springbok colours for diving. As a coach he produced a number of South African champions including Vivian Breedt, Martin Lundie, Gina Laurie, [all of whom were awarded their national colours].
During the seventies Ernst formed the South African Diving Union which independently administered South African diving. Under his leadership many international divers were brought out to South Africa and competed with NTS and South African divers in a series of international diving extravaganzas in venues all over South Africa such as Vanderbijlpark, Pietersburg/Polokwane, Pretoria, Ellis Park and Worcester.
One of his greatest contributions to South African and NTS diving has been his visionary approach to the provision of diving facilities to Pretoria. Ernst and his brother, Gerry, saw the need for a standalone diving centre and proceeded to build the de Jong Diving Centre in Roper Street, Pretoria. Long before synchronised diving was the TV spectacle that it now is, Ernst saw the prospect of synchronised diving as a sport and erected the first ever twin 3m diving platform in Africa. Once the diving centre was fully operational it was donated as gift to the citizens of Pretoria. It is one of the best diving pools in Africa.
Ernst served many years on the NTS executive from the sixties, seventies and into the eighties. He has maintained his interest in the sport. He won 3 gold medals [on 1m, 3m and on platform] at the FINA World Masters’ Diving Championships Munich in 2000. Last year he served as Jury of Appeal for the SSA National Age Groups, RSA Cup and South African Novices tournaments hosted by NTS Diving at the de Jong Centre. Ernst de Jong is still the Patron of the de Jong Diving Club which is the oldest independent diving club in South Africa.
Over and above his interests in aquatics over the last six decades, Ernst has taken part in and achieved national colours in other sports such as fencing, shooting and archery too. He recently took up horse riding / show jumping and coaches his daughter, who is a world rated equestrian.
Ernst is an internationally renowned artist who has exhibited his artworks all over the world. He is well known locally for the gigantic fire screen at the State Theatre. He designed the second definitive series of South African postage stamps. He designed the South African banknotes with the animals. He runs and founded the prestigious Academy of Fine Art in Pretoria.
For his lifelong dedication to aquatic sport Ernst de Jong is nominated a life member of Northern Tigers Swimming
Meritorious is awarded to: Elsabe van Dalen (Administration) Lydia Swart (Administration) Lood Wedemeyer (Equipment & Officiating) Peter Kruger (President) Rhett Gardiner (Diving) Ron Fyfe (Diving) Laura Postma (Team management & Committees) Hettie la Grange (Committees, Officiating & Team management) Pam Reyneke (Learn to swim) Piet Moseke (Pool Maintenance) George Maluleka (Pool Maintenance) Cathy George (schools) Igor Omeltchenko (3 in Olympics, 1 in Paraympics)
Recognition is given to the following persons served as members of the LOC for Hosting SSA B Nationals: Benita Kleynhans, Tuks Elsabe van Dalen, Hillcrest Gerald Goles, Centurion Japie Brits, Tuks Kallie Knoetze, Myrmidons Lood Wedemeyer, Tuks Ena Wedemeyer
Recognition of our swimmers & divers: Nandi vd Sluys, De Jong Diver of the year Female Addy vd Sluys, De Jong Diver of the year Male Ingrid Coetzee, Diadora Swimmer of the Year Female Level 1 13 & u Louw Oberholzer, Diadora Swimmer of the Year Male Level 1 13 & u Chantelle Hyman, Tuks Swimmer of the Year Female Level 1 14 & O Jan Knoetze, Myrmidons Swimmer of the Year Male Level 1 14 & O Marlies Ross, Tuks Swimmer of the Year Female Level 2 13 & u Eben Vorster, Centurion Swimmer of the Year Male Level 2 13 & u Chrizalda Smit, Tuks Swimmer of the Year Female Level 2 14 & O Ferdi Louw, Diadora Swimmer of the Year Male Level 2 14 & O Vanessa Mohr, Diadora Swimmer of the Year Female Level 3 14 & U Michael Petersen, Players Swimmer of the Year Male Level 3 14 & U Suanne de Wet Swimmer of the Year Female Level 3 15 & O Gideon du Toit, Diadora Swimmer of the Year Male Level 3 15 & O Michelle Pistorius, Tuks Swimmer of the Year Female B Nationals Stefan Venter, Tuks Swimmer of the Year Male B Nationals Karin Prinsloo, Tuks Swimmer of the Year Female Snr Nationals William Diering, Tuks Swimmer of the Year Male Snr Nationals Marko vd Sluys, De Jong Coach Diver Karien Theron, Diadora Coach Level 1 Rocco Meiring, Tuks Coach Level 2 Igor Omeltchenko, Tuks Coach Level 3 Steven Ball, Tuks Coach B Nat Igor Omeltchenko, Tuks Coach Snr Nat Roland Schoeman SC Record in 2008/2009 season Cameron vd Burgh Swimmer of the Year Overall Igor Omeltchenko, Tuks NTS Coach of the Year Overall
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