University of Bath-based British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association athletes Marcus Wyatt, Brad Hall and Greg Cackett enjoyed dream starts to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games season as they won silver at the test event in China today. Skeleton racer Wyatt secured second spot behind Germany’s Alexander Gassner on his very first taste of the Olympic track, clocking a combined time of 2:03.65mins in a strong field that featured all of the major contenders for...
Former University of Bath student-athlete Andrew McAslan is supporting a global campaign that has raised more than £2million for potentially life-saving research into the non-Hodgkin follicular lymphoma disease he was diagnosed with earlier this year. Andrew, who studied a Masters in Mechanical Engineering and won an 800m bronze medal while representing the Blue & Gold at the 2019 BUCS Championships, is undergoing six months of immuno-chemotherapy treatment with the aim of getting a complete response to treatment,...
Team Bath Netball’s Vitality Superleague players, coaches and support staff took on a mountain-climbing challenge over the weekend as part of their preparations to scale new heights during the 2022 season. The team-building exercise saw the Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold squad head to Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales and hike up the iconic 1,955ft-high Sugar Loaf, one of the highest peaks in the Black Mountains range. It was organised in conjunction with the...
Team Bath Netball U21 players Nia Evans and Charlotte Jennings Evans have been named as the leadership team for Wales ahead of November’s Europe Netball tournament. They are captain and vice-captain respectively of a 12-strong U21 squad which also includes Sarie Watkins, who trains with the Blue & Gold Academy Development Centre in Bristol. Jennings Evans studies Sport Management & Coaching at the University of Bath and plays for the 1st team in the BUCS...
Double Olympian Gemma Howell returned to her former University of Bath training base this week to run a masterclass for talented young judoka from across the South West of England. Howell, who represented Team GB at both London 2012 and Tokyo 2020, went back to the dojo at the Team Bath Sports Training Village on Tuesday to lead an inspirational session for judoka accessing the England Talent Development Centre hub hosted by Team Bath Judo....
Defending BUCS Super Rugby champions Durham proved too strong for Team Bath men’s 1st XV on Wednesday but the visitors showed great spirit as they battling to the end of a tough match. Rengen-sponsored Team Bath, who had won at Northumbria the previous week, conceded three converted tries during the first half to trail 21-0 going into the interval. Bevan Howells slotted over a penalty shortly after the restart for the visitors’ first points of...
Team Bath men's 1st XV make another long journey north today (Wednesday) to face Durham in BUCS Super Rugby as they look to build on last week's impressive win at Northumbria. Tom Williams will captain the Rengen-sponsored Blue & Gold, who start with a front three of Archie Stanley, Caley Gray and Harry Sturge. Harry Breeze moves to right lock and Jon Hill replaces him at Number 8. The backs remain unchanged from those who...
Team Bath Netball are “embracing the fun” of Fast5 as they prepare for a supercharged start to the 2021-22 season. The Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold have named a ten-strong squad for the 2021 British Fast5 All-Stars Championship, the rapid-paced short-form version of the sport featuring the top eight teams from last season’s Superleague campaign. England stars Imogen Allison and Sophie Drakeford-Lewis are Team Bath captain and vice-captain respectively for the tournament, taking place at...
Team Bath Tennis player Giles Hussey claimed the first professional title of his career with a series of impressive performances at the ITF World Tennis Tour event in Cancun, Mexico. After battling his way to a 7-5 3-6 7-6(3) victory over number five side Jorge Brian Panta of Peru in the first round, Hussey recorded straight-sets wins against Colombia’s Mateo Gomez (6-3 6-3) and Alejandro Mendoza of Bolivia (6-3 6-1) to reach the last four....
Olympic Champion Kate French has been shortlisted in the prestigious Sportswoman of the Year category in The Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards 2021. French, who trains at the University of Bath with Pentathlon GB, became the first British woman for 21 years to win modern pentathlon gold after producing a magnificent performance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Joining her on a star-studded shortlist is weightlifter Emily Campbell, cyclist Laura Kenny, boxer Lauren...
