Programme Director
Nicki de Villiers
Biography
Nicki de Villiers
Current Role: Founder and Consulting Dietician, The Sports Performance Hub
Nicki graduated as a dietitian at the University of Pretoria and then completed a postgraduate diploma through the International Olympic Committee in Switzerland and a Master’s degree in dietetics.
Her career started as dietitian at Charlotte Maxeka Hospital and later in private practice at Pretoria Heart Hospital. She then developed an interest in sport nutrition whilst playing basketball at national level.
She is currently working as a private consulting dietitian at her own practice at The Sports Performance Hub in Hatfield.
Nicki consults for various PSL teams, professional rugby teams, the Comrades Marathon Association and individual athletes at Olympic and recreational levels.
She is a part-time lecturer of sport nutrition for students studying sport science, biokinetics, dietetics and medical doctors specializing in sport at the University of Pretoria.