He arrived at the University of Bath three years ago seeking a new sporting challenge, now Joshua Yeoman is representing Wales on the global stage at the 2018 FIL World Lacrosse Championships. Joshua, an Aerospace Engineering student, had played rugby at school but suffered a broken leg shortly before moving to university and wanted to try something new. He was invited to trial for the University’s lacrosse club during Fresher’s Week and quickly found that...
Former Team Bath performance analyst Mike Baker has been playing a key role in England’s bid to win the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1966. Baker is one of the backroom staff who has been working with manager Gareth Southgate in Russia. A Coach Education & Sports Development graduate from the University of Bath, Baker’s first professional experience as a performance analyst came at the Sports Training Village from 2005 to 2007...
Double Olympic Champion Major Heather Stanning OBE today returned to the city where her remarkable sporting journey began to be awarded an honorary degree (Doctor of Laws) by the University of Bath. At the ceremony, which took place as part of the University’s summer graduation celebrations at Bath’s Theatre Royal, Major Stanning’s many achievements both as a decorated athlete and from a career in the British Army were recognised. A graduate from the University in...
Team Bath Tennis players Millie Bissett and Morgan Cross enjoyed a winning debut at Junior Wimbledon on Tuesday after mixing with some of the greats at SW19. The girls’ doubles partnership, who were given a wildcard into the tournament, met three-times Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic and fellow multiple Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka on the practice courts. [caption id="attachment_59975" align="alignright" width="292"] Millie Bissett and Morgan Cross on Court 10 for their Junior Wimbledon debut[/caption] Cross...
Four MJ Church Ambassadors who are graduating from the University of Bath this week have thanked Team Bath’s partners for their support as they successfully combined study and sport. Olympic modern pentathlon athlete Joe Choong, Commonwealth swimming medallist Anna Hopkin, English badminton champion Alex Lane and Bristol Rugby Ladies player Sydney Gregson have all completed their studies and will receive their degrees during ceremonies this week. They have been assisted along the way by a bursary...
England Netball Futures duo Sophie Drakeford-Lewis and Paige Reed are among an exciting group of young stars who will represent Team Bath Netball at the national NPL (Netball Performance League) end-of-season tournament in Nottingham later this month. The duo are joined by fellow University of Bath sporting scholars and Vitality Superleague players Imogen Allison and Tash Pavelin in a strong Blue & Gold U21 squad for the event, taking place from July 25-29. Abi Robson,...
University of Bath-based wheelchair fencers Dimitri Coutya and Piers Gilliver both struck gold once again as they continued their excellent IWAS World Cup form in Warsaw, Poland. Coutya, the reigning World Champion in Category B epee and foil, completed a golden double for the second successive World Cup as he claimed two more titles to cement his status as World number one. He beat two French fencers in his respective finals, overcoming Maxime Valet 15-12...
Team Bath Tennis are linking up with the SotoTennis Academy in Spain to provide year-round access to outdoor training and clay-court tennis. Players with the International High-Performance Tennis Academy at Bath will have chance to train in Sotogrande for a discount price, while SotoTennis players will also be signposted to the University of Bath as a great place to study and train, backed by top-class coaching and sports science. Barry Scollo, Director of Tennis at...
Around 1,500 youngsters from across the West of England headed to the University of Bath Sports Training Village on Wednesday to take part in the 2018 Wesport Summer School Games. The annual event saw pupils from 85 schools – 55 primary and 30 secondary – compete in ten different sports including athletics, inclusive cricket, gymnastics, golf and mini tennis to be crowned as county champions. They also got to try their hand at circus skills...
Just as Pentathlon GB’s current crop of world stars leave for this year’s European Championships in Hungary, they are already looking forward to enjoying home advantage at the same event next year when Tokyo 2020 places will be up for grabs. The National Lottery funded 2019 European Modern Pentathlon Championships will take place at the University of Bath, home of Pentathlon GB’s National Training Centre, from August 6-11, 2019. The Championships, dubbed “Gladiators Return”, will...
