A quartet representing the National Performance Centre at the University of Bath finished sixth overall when the second British Triathlon Mixed Relay Cup took place in London Docklands on Saturday. Olympic medallist Vicky Holland, just a week after her latest ITU World Triathlon Series victory in Canada, got the Blue & Gold off to a solid start as she clocked 17:53 for the opening leg of the 300m swim, 5.6km bike ride and 1.4km run. University...
University of Bath sporting scholar Lauren Williams has been selected to represent British Athletics in the Berlin U20 Match on Sunday. Williams, who is studying Management with Marketing and is supported by a Santander Sports Scholarship, is top of the British U20 rankings in the women’s 400m hurdles this season with a fastest time of 59.21. She is part of Colin Bovell’s student training group at the University of Bath and is also coached by...
University of Bath-based sprinter Leon Reid will be running in the Berlin 2018 European Championships next week after his protracted transfer of allegiance from Great Britain to Ireland was approved today (Friday). Bath-born Reid, coached by James Hillier at the University’s Sports Training Village, has been in limbo for the past two-and-a-half years after the IAAF put a freeze on international transfers shortly after he had made his application. He was unable to compete at...
Seven University of Bath students past and present all won medals as they represented England and Wales at the European Touch Rugby Championships in Nottingham. Psychology student Bronte Sykes, who received support from the Team Bath Elite Athlete Fund towards her competition expenses, was vice-captain of an England Women’s Open team that remained undefeated as they successfully defended their title. Sport & Exercise Science graduate Dom Tripp captained the England Men’s Open team, which also...
Gregg Varey has been named as the new Team Captain of the Team Bath High Performance Judo Squad. The University of Bath Sports Performance graduate, who fights in the -66kg category, is one of the most experienced judoka at Team Bath having first joined the programme in 2006. He has won numerous medals on the national and international stage. Varey takes over the role from Alex Paske, who served as Team Captain for the past...
Fifteen University of Bath-based athletes and a further five graduates will be representing Great Britain across five sports when the inaugural combined European Championships take place in Glasgow and Berlin from August 2-12. The multi-sport event, which will be staged every four years, has been designed to raise the profile of the existing continental championships in athletics, aquatics, cycling, gymnastics, rowing and triathlon, as well as a new golf team championship. Among the 4,500 sportspeople...
