about us

The Club - The Deutsche Turn- und Sportverein was officially founded on 3 February 1928 when approximately 80 people met at the German School in Hillbrow. As the name implies the early activities centered around gymnastics, athletics and ball games. The young ladies of the time were quite successful in gymnastics and won the South African championships in Pretoria in 1932. But the gymnasts did also very well and Otto Tarnow was a six times South African champion in the years 1930 - 1935. The first club facilities were built in 1934 on four acres in the Johannesburg suburb of Mountain View and officially opened in 1936. These facilities included a soccer field, four tennis courts and an...read more