14 Facts About Tatjana Schoenmaker

Tatjana Schoenmaker is a South African swimmer specialising in breaststroke events.

Tatjana Schoenmaker is the world record holder in the long course 200-metre breaststroke and the African record holder in the long course and short course 100-metre breaststroke as well as the short course 200-metre breaststroke.

Tatjana Schoenmaker is a former African record holder in the long course 50-metre breaststroke and former South African record holder in the short course 50-metre breaststroke.

Tatjana Schoenmaker won the gold medal and set the world record in the 200-metre breaststroke and won the silver medal in the 100-metre breaststroke at the 2020 Olympic Games.

Tatjana Schoenmaker competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning gold medals in women's 100-metre breaststroke and the women's 200-metre breaststroke.

Tatjana Schoenmaker entered the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan as the number one seed and predicted winner of the 200-metre breaststroke.

Tatjana Schoenmaker entered the 100-metre breaststroke as the number four seed.

At the 2022 South Africa National Swimming Championships, Tatjana Schoenmaker won the silver medal in the 50-metre breaststroke, placing second less than three-tenths of a second behind Lara van Niekerk with a time of 30.87 seconds and achieving a qualifying time for the 2022 World Aquatics Championships and 2022 Commonwealth Games in the event.

Tatjana Schoenmaker won the gold medal in the 200-metre breaststroke on day three with a time of 2:24.01.

Tatjana Schoenmaker won the gold medal in the final, swimming 1.20 seconds slower than the Games record of 2:20.72 set by Leisel Jones of Australia in 2006 with her time of 2:21.92.

Tatjana Schoenmaker ranked second behind Lara van Niekerk again in the semifinals, finishing in a time of 1:06.43 to qualify for the final.

Tatjana Schoenmaker won the national title in the 200-metre breaststroke two days later with a World Championships qualifying time of 2:22.44, finishing 2.96 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher.

Tatjana Schoenmaker won the silver medal in the 50-metre breaststroke on day four less than one second behind the gold medalist with a World Championships qualifying time of 30.71 seconds.

In February 2023, Tatjana Schoenmaker confirmed her relationship with Joel Smith, of the Kolisi Foundation, via social media platform Instagram.