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Adam Pengilly, Two-time Winter Olympian and IOC Athlete Representative retires from skeleton

Twice GB Bob Skeleton Winter Olympian Adam Pengilly, 34, today announced his retirement from competition. During his career Pengilly, originally from Taunton, did much of his training at the University of Bath Sports Training Village. In a 10-year career, Pengilly, who joined the sport from bobsleigh, was 2009 World Championships silver...

20 March 12 | Category: Olympic & Paralympic, Skeleton
Hunt lifts fourth doubles title of 2012

University of Bath student Louise Hunt clinched her fourth doubles title of 2012 at the Bavarian Indoor Open in Germany. The Sports Performance student, Britain's number 3 ranked women's wheelchair tennis player, partnered Germany's Katharina Kruger in the women's doubles. The top seeds defeated Germany's Bianca Osterer and Dorrie Timmermans of the...

19 March 12 | Category: Tennis
Teenager triumphs in Bath tennis tournament

Czech player Tereza Smitkova and Germany’s Peter Torebko took the honours in the singles competitions at the AEGON GB Pro-Series Bath tennis tournament at the University of Bath at the weekend. Seventeen-year-old Smitkova came from a set down to beat number five seed Katarzyna Piter in the women’s singles final 4-6,...

19 March 12 | Category: Tennis
We missed a massive opportunity, says Garland

Team Bath’s young netballers have been urged to show more self-belief after going down 66-45 to Surrey Storm in the Fiat Netball Superleague at the Sports Training Village. Tonight’s (Friday) opening phase two game was strangely reminiscent of when the two teams met in phase one last month, with Storm racing...

16 March 12 | Category: Netball
Murray celebrates doubles win

There was local success in the first final of the AEGON GB Pro-Series Bath tennis tournament finals at the University of Bath with Samantha Murray and Emily Webley-Smith wining the women’s doubles title today (Saturday). Murray trains at the Team Bath MCTA Tennis Academy and Webley-Smith is a former Team Bath...

16 March 12 | Category: Tennis
The University of Bath are BUCS netball champions

University of Bath netballers are celebrating winning the British Universities and Colleges Sport Championship (BUCS) for the first time in four years. The University of Bath team beat Leeds Met Carnegie 72-60 in last night’s championship final in Sheffield. The two teams were closely matched in the opening half, but the third...

15 March 12 | Category: Netball
Phase two of Superleague gets underway as Team Bath host Surrey Storm

Netball fans can expect an exciting feast of top-flight netball when Team Bath host Surrey Storm on Friday (16 March) as phase two of the Fiat Superleague gets underway. Team Bath’s young netballers get an early opportunity to avenge last month’s defeat to Storm when the two teams meet again at...

14 March 12 | Category: Netball
Trio selected to swim for Team GB at Olympic Games

Swimmers Michael Jamieson, Stacey Tadd and Andrew Willis are the first University of Bath-based athletes to be named in the Great Britain team to compete at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The trio will all make their Olympic debuts at London 2012 and won their places on the team with their...

12 March 12 | Category: Olympic & Paralympic, Swimming
Team Bath to host international netball fixture

International netball returns to the University of Bath when England take on Barbados at the Team Bath Arena. And three Team Bath players – Kadeen Corbin, Gemma Fletcher and Mia Ritchie – have been named in the England squad for the three-match series. England and Barbados will meet at the Sports Training...

12 March 12 | Category: Netball
Pozzi just misses out on medals at World Indoors

University of Bath-based hurdler Andy Pozzi just missed out on the medals at his first World Indoor Championships yesterday (Sunday), finishing fourth. Pozzi, who is coached at the University of Bath by Malcolm Arnold – UK Athletics National Event Coach Hurdles, set a personal best of 7.61 seconds to win his...

12 March 12 | Category: Athletics