Twitter went into overdrive on Sunday following Tatjana Schoenmaker's epic Olympic record in a 100m breaststroke heat in Tokyo.
Swimming out of lane 5, the 24-year-old finished her heat in a time of 1:04.82 - beating American Lilly King's record from Rio 2016 - and qualified fastest for the semi-final, which takes place at 02:50 (SA time) on Monday morning.
Here's some of the best reactions on Twitter:
Amazing !! pic.twitter.com/Gpz8df9hV2
— Penny Heyns (@pennyheyns) July 25, 2021
Incredible swim! Double gold on the cards for @TRSchoenmaker ???????????? #Swimming #Olympics
— Cameron van der Burgh OIS (@Cameronvdburgh) July 25, 2021
I suggest @TRSchoenmaker pulls a ‘Dricus du Plessis’ and guides the world’s media on how to correctly pronounce her name, because they’re going to be saying it a lot…
— Derek Alberts (@derekalberts1) July 25, 2021
??: @AntonGeyser pic.twitter.com/nJdSCI0eAk
#swimming Women's 100m Breaststroke
— FINA (@fina1908) July 25, 2021
Well done????Tatjana Schoenmaker with a new OR!
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Full event results: https://t.co/tZR4kWsOqz pic.twitter.com/ZtGrlSHuSn
Olympics: Tatjana Schoenmaker Sets Olympic Record in 100 Breast - https://t.co/je7ppWXVfS @GMX7Training pic.twitter.com/ZXhbrWqQF4
— Swimming World (@SwimmingWorld) July 25, 2021
This past week Tatjana Schoenmaker said… “The 100 is there for me to break the ice, get a feel of the water ahead of the 200.”
— Gary Lemke (@GaryLemke) July 25, 2021
Then she breaks the Olympic record in the 100…. Fasten your seatbelts
Women's 100 Breast Prelims Results with Splits https://t.co/zTkkgJ3iC3 pic.twitter.com/GLgpw0Saz7
— swimnerd (@SwimNerds) July 25, 2021
South African #RSA swimming sensation and gold medal favourite, Tatjana Schoenmaker, has just set an Olympic Record in the 100m breaststroke heat! #TeamSouthAfrica #TeamRSA #TeamAfrica #ProudlyAfrican #Olympics #OlympicGames pic.twitter.com/IT2KjGlpB4
— ONGOLO (@Ongolo_Africa) July 25, 2021
Our girl Tatjana Schoenmaker just set a new Olympic record! ????
— Gigi (@LitSego) July 25, 2021
Bring us the gold! #Olympics pic.twitter.com/r4DiG4V1UI
Tatjana Schoenmaker ???? in heat 5 of the 100m breaststroke finishes in 1st place in the HEAT in a time of 1:04,82 in a new Olympic record!!! ???? #Swimming #Olympics
— Natalie Germanos ?? (@NatalieGermanos) July 25, 2021
From the disappointment of not making Olympic swim qualification five years ago for the Rio Olympics, to getting an Olympic record in her first Olympics. That’s South Africa’s world class swimmer Tatjana Schoenmaker who improved every year to achieve this amazing Olympic feat pic.twitter.com/BC5bVd1vsn
— cheryl roberts (@cherylroberts00) July 25, 2021
Tatjana Schoenmaker of South Africa sets a new Olympic record in the 100m breaststroke, touching the wall in 1:04.82 at #Tokyo2020
— Africa Info 247 (@SmartAtuadi) July 25, 2021
She's the fastest to qualify for the semi finals pic.twitter.com/ZIq9vSQRKt
What a statement swim for Tatjana Schoenmaker in the 100 breast. 1:04.82 is just off King's best time this year. We thought of Schoenmaker as a gold medal contender in the 200 breast, but the 100? No way.
— David Rieder (@David_Rieder) July 25, 2021
New Olympic Record from TATJANA SCHOENMAKER ???? 1:04
— S H I B A™???? (@FelicityShiba) July 25, 2021
HEAT 5, 100m Breatstroke ?????? #Swimming #Olympics #SSOlympics
Boom!! New Olympic 100m breaststroke record for Tatjana Schoenmaker ????
— kevin (@funrunner1) July 25, 2021
Tatjana Schoenmaker put the petal to the metal in heat 5, swimming a 1:04.82 for a NEW OLYMPIC RECORD ????????????#TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/3BuqRQBEB5
— ZwemZa (@ZwemZa) July 25, 2021