Dr Karin Hugo
Squads: Stroke Development, Youth, Seniors, Adults
Karin swam her entire school career in Gauteng and received provincial colours multiple times. After school she started her studies at Stellenbosch University in Sport Science and obtained a PhD in 2004. After working with Maties swimming as a Sport Science consultant for numerous years, she joined the Maties team on a full-time basis in March 2012.
Karin has worked with many elite teams and individuals in numerous sporting codes over the past couple of years. She was the Sport Scientist for the National Women’s Hockey team between 2005- 2010, which included the Olympics in 2008 and the World Champs in 2007 and 2009.
Karin is a certified Level 3 South African Swimming Coach. She was selected as a National coach to the Paralympic Games in 2004 and 2012 and 2016 as well as the IPC World Champs in 2011, 2013 and 2015. She and the rest of the Maties coaching team has coached numerous swimmers to various Olympic Games and also Paralympic and IPC World Champ medals.
Karin Hugo has been the Head Coach of the Olympian Emma Chelius since 2015. Karin has coached Emma to various International Events such as the World Champs, Commonwealth Games, Student World Games and also a semi-final berth at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. In addition to coaching, Karin also looks after the strength and conditioning and sport science components at the club.