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Athletes of the month collect their awards

Olympic and Paralympic medallists who train at the University of Bath are the latest winners of the Team Bath athlete of the month awards. Modern pentathlete Samantha Murray and swimmer Michael Jamieson won the August awards to mark their achievements in winning silver medals at the London 2012 Olympics. Paralympic athletes Paul...

16 October 12 | Category: Athletics, Modern Pentathlon, Netball, Swimming
Paralympian Hunt retains Cardiff titles

University of Bath student Louise Hunt retained both her singles and doubles titles at the Cardiff Wheelchair Tennis Tournament at the weekend. It means Hunt, who made her Paralympic Games debut for Great Britain at London 2012, has now won two singles titles and six doubles titles this year. In her second...

15 October 12 | Category: Tennis
Burns strikes gold in Belarus

Team Bath judo player Andy Burns is celebrating one of the biggest wins of his career to date after taking World Cup gold in Belarus. The 27-year-old University of Bath Coach Education and Sports Development graduate beat Russia’s Magomedrasul Gashimov in the final of the under-90kg class in Minsk, following earlier...

15 October 12 | Category: Judo
Magnificent seven celebrate success with students & staff

University of Bath students and staff took the opportunity to pay tribute to athletes linked to the University who won medals at London 2012. Hundreds of students and staff attended the London 2012 medallists celebration event held at the Founders Hall. Seven athletes with University links who won medals at the London...

11 October 12 | Category: Athletics, Modern Pentathlon, Olympic & Paralympic, Other News, Other Sports, Rowing, Swimming
Staff and students invited to celebrate Games’ successes together

With the students now back on campus, staff and students will get the opportunity to celebrate together the achievements of current and recent University of Bath students who won medals at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Heather Stanning, a Bath graduate and winner of Team GB’s first gold of the...

08 October 12 | Category: Athletics, Modern Pentathlon, Olympic & Paralympic, Rowing, Swimming
Guthrie, Allison and Francis look set for return as 2013 Superleague tickets go on sale

Team Bath netball fans can start to snap up tickets to watch their favourite team in action in the new Superleague campaign. Tickets have now gone on sale today for Team Bath’s first home fixtures in the 2013 Superleague The 2013 Superleague team is due to be announced at the beginning of...

08 October 12 | Category: Netball
Top tips for Team Bath MCTA players from Murray’s mentor

Team Bath MCTA Academy Players are being served up some top tips on court this week from Andy Murray’s one-time coach, Miles Maclagan. He is visiting the University of Bath’s Sports Training Village to practise with the players based on site and to attend a players’ meeting. Maclagan, born in Zambia to...

01 October 12 | Category: Tennis
Talented young athletes are among 2012 Freshers

An array of talented young athletes who compete across a range of sports are among the Freshers who have just arrived to study at the University of Bath. The new arrivals include two athletes who have already competed on the world’s greatest sporting stage, at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Judo player...

27 September 12 | Category: Athletics, Gymnastics & Trampolining, Hockey, Judo, Olympic & Paralympic, Other Sports, Rowing, Rugby
Graduate Carl returns to Bath for one final training session

University of Bath graduate and former English number one badminton player Carl Baxter returned to the Sports Training Village to thank his former coach. Baxter spent four years training and studying at the University of Bath and graduated with a first class degree in Coach Education and Sports Development in 2007. He...

27 September 12 | Category: Badminton
Special Olympics National Summer Games heading to Bath

Bath will host the Special Olympics GB National Summer Games for the first time next year, with most of the 12-sport event taking place at the University of Bath, it was announced today (Tuesday). Special Olympics GB is the largest registered charity providing year round sports training and competition opportunities for...

25 September 12