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Get on your marks for TeamBath Speed School
A new TeamBath Tribe Speed School is helping talented young athletes to unlock the secret of increasing their pace and agility.
The weekly Speed Schools teach young athletes aged 12 to 18 a range of core movement skills that are fundamental to success in a wide variety of sports.
The Speed Schools …
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Kelly just misses out on podium in Vancouver
University of Bath graduate Kelly Gallagher just missed out on the medals in the visually-impaired giant slalom at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games, finishing fourth.
The result was the best finish by a British visually-impaired skier since 1994.
Gallagher (pictured), who has a degree in Mathematics from the University o…
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
The media bus is coming to town
A double decker bus with a difference is visiting the University of Bath this week, giving students the opportunity to produce short films about the expectations, feelings and preparations of some of the Paralympians training for the London 2012 Games.
Looking very much like a standard double decker bus on the …
Monday, March 15th, 2010
Kelly sixth on Paralympic Games debut
University of Bath graduate Kelly Gallagher secured a sixth place finish in the women’s visually-impaired slalom on her Paralympic Games debut at Vancouver 2010 yesterday (Sunday).
The 25-year-old Mathematics graduate, currently living in Bangor, Count
y Down, is now looking …
Monday, March 15th, 2010
University of Bath signs forward-looking agreement with Malaysia
The University of Bath has formally signed a wide-ranging reciprocal sports and academic agreement with Malaysia that will include covering the build-up to the 2012 Olympic Games and 2014 Commonwealth Games.
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed with the Malaysian Government through the Malaysian National Sports Institute (ISN) in a ceremony …
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Skiing pair prepare for action at Vancouver 2010
Two athletes with strong University of Bath links are preparing to follow Olympic champion Amy Williams by making their Paralympic Games debuts in Vancouver.
Talan Skeels-Pigg…
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Adam elected to IOC Athletes’ Commission
University of Bath based skeleton athlete Adam Pengilly has been elected to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Commission.
Pengilly received the most votes (615) from the total number of ballots accepted (1,902), which represents 75.3 per cent of the Olympic athletes at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
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Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Zoe finishes eighth at Olympic Winter Games
Team GB’s Zoe Gillings missed out on the medals at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, finishing eighth overall.
Snowboarder Zoe, who does some of her land-based training at the University of Bath, battled her way through to the semi-finals of the competition at Cypress Mountain.
But a third place finish in …
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Former England coach extends contract at University of Bath
Former England and Bath rugby coach Brian Ashton has extended his contract to work as Coaching Consultant at the University of Bath’s Department of Sport Development and Recreation.
Brian, who led England to the finals of the 2007 Rugby World Cup, teamed up with TeamBath just over a year ago.
His contract …
Friday, February 5th, 2010
Emmanuel and Holly are our athletes of the month
Judo player Emmanuel Nartey and endurance runner Holly Rush are TeamBath’s latest athletes of the month.
Emmanuel, who is from Ghana and is a member of the British Army, collected the men’s award following his first World Cup gold medal of his car…
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
