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Dickons and Jamieson strike gold in Melbourne
There were medals galore for University of Bath-based swimmers at the Victoria State Championships in Melbourne, Australia. World University Games champion Jess Dickons led the way, winning gold in the 200m butterfly. The University of Bath Sports Performance student beat Beijing 2008 Olympian and 2011 World Championships silver medallist Ellen Gandy...
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Young squad prepares for Superleague campaign
Team Bath’s young and exciting Superleague squad get their 2012 campaign underway with a trip to Cardiff to play Celtic Dragons on Friday (20 January). Head coach Jess Garland says she expects the Welsh side to present a tough challenge for the four-times champions in their Fiat Netball Superleague opener. Team Bath...
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Magnificent seven prepare for international action
Seven University of Bath players have been named in the England Students rugby squad for forthcoming fixtures against the Portugal senior side, Wales Students and Emerging Italy. Jamie Collins (Business Administration), Matt Keyte (Coach Education & Sports Development), Zac Vinnicombe (Sport & Exercise Science), Tajiv Masson (Civil Engineering), Sam Miller (Politics...
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Rhythmic group bids for Olympic standard
Britain’s rhythmic gymnastics group bid to achieve the London 2012 qualifying standard at the Visa International Gymnastics competition from Monday to Wednesday (16 to 18 January). The group have been finalising their preparations at the University of Bath to compete at test event at the North Greenwich Arena, which is the...
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Swimmers Jamieson and Dickons are our Athletes of the Month
Swimmers Michael Jamieson and Jess Dickons are Team Bath’s latest Athletes of the Month award winners following impressive performances at the European Short Course Championships. Team Bath’s Athlete of the Month award highlights the achievements of athletes training at the University of Bath and is sponsored jointly by Oakley UK and...
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Bath-based athletes secure awards
University of Bath-based athletes Jamie Cooke, Paula Walker and Rebekah Wilson are celebrating being named winners of the British Olympic Association athlete of the year awards for their sports. Modern pentathlete Jamie Cooke received his award at the end of a stunning year that saw him achieve the London 2012 qualifying...
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Netball fans enjoy free preview opportunity as Team Bath face All Stars
Netball fans were treated to an early opportunity to see Team Bath’s 2012 Fiat Netball Superleague squad in action as they took on an All-Stars team in a charity match at the University of Bath. Sporting stars from the University of Bath joined England netball internationals and local media in the...
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Malcolm Arnold wins Sports Journalist Association “Outstanding Contribution to Sport” award
Athletics coach Malcolm Arnold has won the Sports Journalist Association "Outstanding Contribution to Sport" award today (Wednesday 7 December 2011). He was presented his award by World, European and Commonwealth champion hurdler Dai Greene at an award ceremony in London. More details will follow shortly. The University of Bath is The Sunday Times...
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Torvill and Dean serve up a masterclass for Bath-based rhythmic gymnastics group
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean dropped into the University of Bath's Sports Training Village on Saturday to provide a significant boost for The University of Bath-based senior rhythmic gymnastics group who are seeking London Games qualification. The ice dance stars, winners of Olympic gold in 1984 and bronze in 1994, came...
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Team Bath’s 2012 Fiat Netball Superleague team pre-season photoshoot
Team Bath's 2012 Fiat Netball Superleague team swapped their Sports Training Village base for one of Bath's iconic landmarks for their pre-season photoshoot. The squad assembled at the world-famous Roman Baths, posing on the 2000-year-old pavements beside the steaming pool for the early morning photoshoot at the heart of the city...
