Team Bath Tennis celebrated an excellent year for players in their junior and professional training programmes when they staged a first-ever awards evening at the University of Bath Sports Training Village. Court 5 of the indoor tennis hall was transformed into a presentation space for the event, complete with red carpet, stage and table space for more than 80 players, family members and coaches to enjoy a celebratory gathering. Vincent Fletcher, who recently won his...
Three Team Bath Breakthrough Programme student-athletes are among a 10-strong contingent of athletes and coaches from the University of Bath heading to Germany for the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games. Jemima Hall, who graduates in Business next week, and Mathematics student Christian Ryan will represent Great Britain in the swimming pool in Berlin, while Sport and Exercise Science student Rebekah Court has been named in the rowing squad along with South West Performance Development...
Olympians Rachel Smith and Anna Hopkin, who both studied and trained at the University of Bath, will be sharing their experience with emerging athletes after being appointed to key roles with Team GB for the Skopje 2025 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF). Smith (pictured top), who captained Team GB’s rhythmic gymnastics team during London 2012, has been selected as Chef de Mission for Skopje 2025 while Tokyo 2020 swimming gold-medallist Hopkin will take on the...
Young people under the care of Bristol Children’s Hospital had the chance to carry an Olympic Torch, see an Aston Martin F1 car and try a host of fun sports and activities when ‘Make a Move!’ returned to the University of Bath for a fourth year. Nearly 200 youngsters took part in the event which encourages those undergoing treatment for cancer and blood conditions to get active and have fun, helping to combat the physical...
University of Bath sporting scholar Sophie Kelly helped London Pulse secure their first-ever Netball Super League title at The O2 Arena on Sunday. The goal-attack, who is supported by a Bill Whiteley Scholarship, was among the impact players for Pulse as they defeated defending champions Loughborough Lightning 53-45 in a Grand Final watched by a record NSL crowd of 9,326 spectators. Kelly has spent the past three years juggling her netball career with studying Management...
University of Bath student James Hulme followed up his bronze medal at the European Juniors by securing a top-five finish on the global stage at the UIPM Pentathlon Junior World Championships in Hungary. The Sports Performance student, who trains with Pentathlon GB at the Team Bath Sports Training Village, topped the fencing rankings with 21 victories and then excelled in the obstacle course racing to maintain his overall lead. A solid swim kept him at...
Team Bath Tennis star Alicia Barnett, a two-time Wimbledon quarter-finalist, is returning to SW19 for a fourth successive year. She is contesting the ladies’ doubles with fellow Brit Eden Silva and the duo will begin their tournament on Wednesday 2nd July against Colombia’s Camila Osorio and Alycia Parks of the United States. Barnett will also find out on Wednesday whether she will be contesting the mixed doubles with Marcus Willis, the pair having reached the...
