Swimming
Sprint king Foster takes big step towards Beijing
University of Bath swimmer Mark Foster rolled back the years by clocking the A qualifying standard for the Beijing Olympics at the British Championships today (Wednesday).
At 37 Foster is the oldest swimmer competing at the British Championships in Sheffield. But he showed a clean pair of heals to …
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Schaefer strikes gold
University of Bath swimmer Janne Schaefer is celebrating striking gold at the European Championships in Eindhoven.
The 26-year-old Management student won the 50m breaststroke title – and she did it in style, setting a new championship record of 31.08 seconds in the final. Janne, who swims for her native …
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Silver takes Bircher step closer to Beijing
University of Bath swimmer Alan Bircher took the silver medal in the 10k open water swim at the South African Open Water Championhips in Cape Town.
The result takes Bircher a step closer to his dream of competing at the Beijing 2008 Olympis, where the 10k open water swim makes …
Monday, February 4th, 2008
Young swimmers selected for 2012 target squad
Four young University of Bath swimmers have been named in British Swimming’s ‘Target Squad’ ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Swimmers named in the squad are to undergo a comprehensive development and nurturing process designed to ensure they are at the peak of their development in the …
Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Andrei achieves Beijing qualifying standard
Team Bath swimmer Andrei Cross took a big step towards competing at his first Olympic Games by achieving a qualifying standard for Beijing 2008. The Barbados swimmer clocked a time of 1:03.64 for the 100m breaststroke at a meet in Slovenia. His time was a long course personal best …
Monday, January 7th, 2008
Janne in world record breaking quartet
University of Bath student Janne Schaefer won her second gold medal of the European Short Course Championships – helping Germany to a world record in the process.
The 26-year-old swimmer followed up her gold medal in the 50m breaststroke at the championships in Debrecen, Hungary, with gold in the 4×50m …
Monday, December 17th, 2007
Janne completes golden hat-trick
TeamBath swimmer Janne Schaefer completed a terrific hat-trick by winning the 50m breaststroke gold for the third year in a row at the European Short Course Championships.
The 26-year-old University of Bath student won the title for the first time in Italy in 2005 and followed that up with gold …
Friday, December 14th, 2007
Hat-trick of titles for Erin
Team Bath swimmer Erin Jeffery collected three senior titles at the weekend’s University of Bath Grand Prix.
The 18-year-old completed an individual medley double, winning the over-14s 200m and 400m IM titles, and also taking the 200m freestyle, before finishing runner-up in the 200m butterfly final. Charlie Barnes collected …
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
Swimming action returns with Team Bath Grand Prix
University of Bath swimmers are aiming to feature prominently at the annual Team Bath Swimming Grand Prix and Age Group Meet, which takes place this weekend. 
Swimmers in action at the meet will include New Zealander Te Rina Taite (right), who finished sixth …
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Foster to swim at Worlds at tender age of 38
TeamBath swimmer Mark Foster will become the eldest competitor ever to have competed at a World Championships when he takes to the blocks in Manchester in April - just a month off his 38th birthday.
The ninth FINA World Championships (25m) will …
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
