The student-exclusive Sports Pass is part of the sports experience for all University of Bath students. It allows access to a host of facilities at the Team Bath Sports Training Village including our London 2012 Legacy Swimming Pool; tennis, squash and badminton courts; athletics track; astro pitches; and indoor sports hall. Holding a Sports Pass also gives holders access to dedicated student participation times, priority booking opportunities and coaching/guidance from the knowledgable coaches on campus. Activating your sports pass...
Olympic gold-medallist Amy Williams says it is important for children to enjoy sport and get active from a young age after becoming the first-ever Ambassador for Team Bath Tribe. Amy has a close personal connection to the youth sport programme, whose new term of activities start today (11th September), with her two young sons among the hundreds of children who take part in a wide range of sporting activities each week in the inspirational surroundings...
University of Bath alumnae Chari Hawkins set a new heptathlon personal best when she made her IAAF World Athletics Championships debut in Budapest, Hungary. Representing the United States, Hawkins was in bronze-medal position at the end of Day 1 after recording new bests in the 100m hurdles and shot put. She also improved her javelin PB on Day 2 and while she eventually finished eighth, her final tally of 6,366 was more than 100 points...
University of Bath sporting scholar Aleeya Sibbons anchored Great Britain & Northern Ireland to women’s 4x100m relay gold at the European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland. The Architecture student, who is supported by a Santander Scholarship and coached by Colin Bovell in the University’s high-performance athletics squad, took the baton in the lead and finished with a flourish as GB claimed the continental title in a new Championship record of 43.04. The quartet of Cassie-Ann Pemberton, Amy...
University of Bath sporting scholar Aleeya Sibbons will have another opportunity to impress on the international stage this summer after being selected for the European U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland. The Architecture student, who is supported by a Santander Scholarship and trains with the University's student athletics squad, will represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland in both the 100m and women’s 4x100m relay when the event takes place from 13-16 July. She booked her spot by winning the...
University of Bath sporting scholar Aleeya Sibbons is set to make her senior Great Britain and Northern Ireland athletics debut after being named in the European Team Championships squad. The Architecture student, who is supported by a Santander Scholarship, has been selected in the women’s 4x100m relay team for the first division match at the Championships, held in Silesia, Poland on 23-25 June. Sibbons is one of 11 debutants in the GB&NI squad and her...
The University of Bath is proud to reaffirm its commitment to clean sport by backing UK Anti-Doping’s (UKAD’s) 2023 Clean Sport Week campaign, taking place from 22nd to 26th May. Clean Sport Week is UKAD’s national awareness week championing clean sport, education and anti-doping initiatives with sports across the UK, and this year’s theme is “Teamwork in Clean Sport”. Athletes are central to the team, responsible for making sure they compete clean – it's their...
University of Bath students won six medals – two silver and four bronze – when they competed at the 2023 BUCS Outdoor Athletics Championships over the Bank Holiday weekend. [caption id="attachment_68955" align="alignright" width="292"] Evelyn Fonteyne (left) won high jump silver[/caption] Alex O’Callaghan-Brown (Psychology), pictured top left, set a new personal best of 53.18 to finish runner-up in the men’s 400m hurdles and Evelyn Fonteyne (Biology) took women’s high jump silver with a 1.72m clearance. Santander...
University of Bath student-athletes enjoyed plenty of success, including a clean sweep of the men’s U20 medals, when they competed in the Gloucester Cross-Country League. Jonny Brook, Theo Cheshire and Ryan Smith took the top-three placings in the men’s U20 rankings, while the University squad also took all three team medals. Sam Norris was top of the men’s senior rankings to help the University win that team title too. Antara Jain led the way in...
University of Bath students won 11 medals, including gold for sporting scholar Leah Crisp, and set a host of personal bests when they competed in athletics, badminton, climbing and swimming at the 2023 BUCS Nationals in Sheffield. Leading the way with 10 of the podium places was the Bath student swimming squad, who secured impressive fourth-placed finishes in the men’s, women’s and overall rankings after some superb performances at the BUCS Long Course Championships. Twenty...
