Inductees

Thousands of high performance athletes have passed through the doors of Team Bath over the years. Among them are an elect few who have shone as instrumental ambassadors for both the University of Bath and Team Bath throughout their outstanding careers.

Jason Gardener MBE

Jason GardenerBorn in Bath, Jason was coached at the University of Bath by Malcolm Arnold. Nicknamed the ‘Bath Bullet’, he led off the GB 4x100m quartet that won gold at the Athens 2004 Olympics.

His other major achievements include four successive European Indoor Championships gold medals over 60m and in 1999 he became only the third GB sprinter to dip under the 10-second barrier for 100m, clocking a time of 9.98 seconds.

He was an ambassador for the 2008 UK School Games and the 2013 Special Olympics GB National Summer Games. He also chairs the Team Bath Athletes’ Forum and is president of UK Athletics.

Headline achievements

  • Olympic gold medal – Athens 2004, 4x100m
  • World Championships silver medal – Seville 1999, 4x100m
  • World Championships bronze medal – Helsinki 2005, 4x100m
  • World Indoor Championships gold medal – Budapest 2004, 60m
  • World Indoor Championships bronze medals (2) – Maebashi 1999, 60m; Birmingham 2003, 60m
  • Commonwealth Games gold medal – Manchester 2002, 4x100m
  • European Indoor Championships gold medals (4) – Ghent 2000, 60pm; Vienna 2002, 60m; Madrid 2005, 60m; Birmingham 2007, 60m
  • European Indoor Championships silver medal – Valencia 1998, 60m

Gardener and Rushgrove are first Hall of Fame inductees

Ben Rushgrove

Ben Rushgrove. Photo: Sam FarrBen, coached at the University of Bath by Rob Ellchuk, won medals at back-to-back Paralympic Games, with silver at Beijing in 2008 and bronze at London 2012 in the T36 category for athletes with cerebral palsy.

He graduated from the University of Bath with a degree in Sports Performance in 2009 and was voted the University’s Sports Personality of the Year in the same year.

Headline achievements

  • Paralympic Games silver medal – Beijing 2008, T36 100m
  • Paralympic Games bronze medal – London 2012, T36, 200m
  • IPC World Championships silver medal – Christchurch 2011, T36, 100m
  • IPC World Championships bronze medals (2) – Assen 2006. T36 200m; Christchurch 2011, T36 200m
  • IPC European Championships bronze medal – Stadsanaal 2012, T36 200m

Read more: Gardener and Rushgrove are first Hall of Fame inductees

Amy Williams MBE

Amy Williams with Olympic gold medalAmy’s inclusion in the Hall of Fame follows a career in the sport of skeleton which was capped by a spectacular gold medal at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

Throughout her career as an athlete and, since her retirement in 2012, as a TV personality Williams has been an outstanding ambassador both for the City and the University.

Amy’s gold medal at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games was all the more remarkable as it was the first gold medal of her skeleton career.

Her earlier successes had included silver medals at the World Winter University Games and World Junior Championships, both in 2005, and at the World Championships in 2009.

Williams’ gold medal on the challenging Whistler track used at the Vancouver Games was Britain’s only medal of the Games, and Britain’s first individual gold medal at an Olympic Winter Games for 30 years. Williams also became the first woman individual gold medallist for 58 years.

Williams has lived in Bath for most of her life and was made a Member of the British Empire in 2010 and installed an Honorary Freeman of the City of Bath.

Headline achievements

  • Olympic gold medal – Vancouver 2010, skeleton
  • World Championships silver medal – Vancouver 2010, skeleton
  • World Cup silver medal – Whistler 2009, skeleton
  • World Cup bronze medals (2) – Calgary 2007, skeleton; Park City 2007, skeleton
  • European Championships bronze medal – St Moritz 2011, bronze
  • World Junior Championships silver medal – Winterberg 2005, skeleton
  • World Winter University Games silver medal – Innsbruck 2005, skeleton

Read more: Amy Williams inducted to Hall of Fame for Sport

Dr Tom Hudson

Dr. Tom Hudson

Former director of sport at the University of Bath (1971-1992) Tom played an instrumental role in establishing the scholarships programme at Team Bath, allowing students to achieve at the highest level of sport while continuing successfully with their academic studies.

Sporting students at the University of Bath can currently apply for support from five scholarship schemes – the Santander, Jeff Trendell, Bill Whitely, Thompson Education Trust and Kings Scholarships.

Among those to have benefited in the past are London 2012 Olympic medallists Michael Jamieson (swimming) and Samantha Murray (modern pentathlon).

A modern pentathlete at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne and later a Bath Rugby coach, Tom also oversaw the opening of the original sports hall, now known as the Founders Hall, and helped to substantially expand the sporting opportunities available to students.

Headline achievements

  • Fitness coach at Llanelli RFC when they famously became the first club side ever to beat the All Blacks
  • Co-penned revolutionary book on fitness for football referees with two-time World Cup referee Clive Thomas
  • Established scholarship programme at University of Bath
  • Oversaw significant improvements to University’s sports facilities, paving the way for the modern day STV

Read more: Dr Tom Hudson inducted into Team Bath Hall of Fame for Sport

Lyn Gunson

High Performance Sport New Zealand headshots. HPSNZ portraits. HPSNZ Offices, Millennium Institute of Sport and Health, Auckland. 18 April 2013. Photo: William Booth/photosport.co.nz

The inspiration for a generation of netball players and coaches, Gunson became the first coach to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Gunson, nee Parker, captained the New Zealand netball team for 12 years before coaching the Silver Ferns to an incredible 45 wins from 49 test matches during the 1990s.

Her multi-dimensional, player-led approach then helped to revolutionise netball both with Team Bath and England following her move to the University of Bath in 1999, initially to study for a doctorate.

Dozens of players under Gunson’s guidance went on to enjoy successful careers both at international level and in the fledgling Superleague, with Team Bath winning the first two titles under her leadership.

Headline achievements

  • Coached New Zealand netball team to one of the greatest international performance records in the history of the sport
  • Guided Team Bath to Superleague titles in 2006 and 2007 during her first two years in charge
  • Coached England Netball during the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games and 2003 World Championships
  • Appointed leader of the English Performance Coaches Programme
  • Became the first overseas person to be granted life membership of England Netball

Read more: Pentathlon GB’s Jan Bartu inducted into Team Bath Hall of Fame for Sport (towards bottom of the article)

Jan Bartu

Jan Bartu

Jan’s contribution to achievements at Team Bath is among the finest success stories in our history to date.

A former modern pentathlete himself, winning individual bronze and team silver at the 1976 Olympics, Jan has overseen unprecedented success for the sport in the UK.

After taking over the role of Pentathlon GB’s national performance director based at the University of Bath, Jan established the National Training Centre at the Sports Training Village in 1998. Within the Centre, he implemented the Performance Pathway System which has seen modern pentathlon become one of Britain’s most successful Olympic sports.

Under his guidance, medals have been won at each of the last four Games.

Headline achievements

Jan oversaw the following medals:

  • Sydney 2000 – Olympic gold (Stephanie Cook); Olympic silver (Kate Allenby)
  • Athens 2004 – Olympic gold (Georgina Harland)
  • Beijing 2008 – Olympic silver (Heather Fell)
  • London 2012 – Olympic silver (Samantha Murray)
  • World Championships 2001 – Gold medal (Stephanie Cook)
  • World Championships 2012 – Gold medal (Mhairi Spence)
  • World Championships 2014 – Gold medal (Samantha Murray)

Read more: Pentathlon GB’s Jan Bartu inducted into Team Bath Hall of Fame for Sport

Paul Palmer

Paul Palmer inducted into the Hall of Fame for SportPaul’s impact on sport at the University of Bath stretches far beyond the superb silver medal he achieved at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games.

He was one of Great Britain’s most successful swimmers of the 1990s, qualifying for the 200m, 400m and 1500m freestyle at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, where he finished 9th and 10th in the 200m and 400m competitions respectively.

After his experiences in Barcelona, Paul and his coach Ian relocated to the pool here at the University of Bath in order to give Paul best chance of success at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996.

The move worked perfectly and in 1996, Paul Palmer won the 400m freestyle silver medal at the Atlanta Olympics. He then went on to secure gold at the European Long Course Championships in Seville in 1997, as he claimed victory in the 200m freestyle.

After winning Olympic silver Palmer was outspoken on the national stage about the lack of funding for elite athletes. He took the then Prime Minister John Major to task in the national media.

His pioneering public statements dovetailed, unbeknown to him, with the research work being done at the same time by University of Bath graduate David Carpenter on lottery-funded sport around the globe which greatly assisted the advent of the National Lottery with sport as one of the supported “good causes”.

Eventually the lottery, through Sport England, supplied £21 million towards the overall investment needed to build the Sports Training Village which since 2004 has seen generations of athletes win medals on the world stage as well as being open seven days a week to the public of Bath.

Headline achievements

  • Olympic silver medal – Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games, 400m freestyle
  • European gold medal – European Long Course Championships, Spain, 1997, 200m freestyle

Read more: Palmer enters Hall of Fame 20 years after Atlanta medal

Bobby Crutchley

Hockey coach Bobby Crutchley became the eighth Hall of Fame inductee when he was presented with the honour on 2 February 2016.

Crutchley, who was Head Hockey Coach at the University of Bath from 1999 to 2006, drew on the experience he gained while winning 80 caps for England and GB as a player to oversee a significant growth in the University’s hockey programme.

Crutchley arrived at a time when closer links were being forged with Bath Buccaneers Hockey Club. They now play under the Team Bath name and are well established in the England Hockey League.

His initial international involvement was as Assistant Coach from 2005 to 2012, during which time England won the 2009 European Championships – their first major title since 1908.

After the London 2012 Olympic Games, Crutchley took over as England Head Coach and has overseen a significant transformation in both the playing squad and support staff.

In 2014 England were bronze medallists in the inaugural FIH World League, semi-finalists at the World Cup and won the nation’s first Commonwealth Games medal since Crutchley won bronze in 1998 as a player.

In 2015 he led Great Britain to qualification for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Headline achievements

  • England (player) – won over 80 international caps
  • Team Bath (coach) – oversaw formation of Team Bath Buccaneers
  • England (assistant head coach) – bronze medallists in the inaugural FIH World League, semi-finalists at the World Cup and won the nation’s first Commonwealth Games medal since 1998
  • England (head coach) – led Great Britain to qualification for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Read more: Rio-bound GB hockey coach Bobby Crutchley inducted into Hall of Fame for Sport

Heather Stanning

Heather Stanning with her women's pair gold medal. Rio 2016 Olympic & Paralympic medallist celebrations, October 12 2016. PICTURE: Clare Green for MatchtightOlympic, World and European rowing champion Heather Stanning became the latest inductee into the University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport in March 2016.

Stanning first took up rowing while studying Sports Technology at the University and developed her talent with the GB Rowing Team Start Programme based at the Sports Training Village (STV) and Minerva Bath Rowing Club.

Aspiring Olympians currently on the Start Programme joined members of Minerva and the University’s Boat Club in a large crowd at the STV to see Stanning welcomed into the Hall of Fame by Director of Sport Stephen Baddeley.

“It’s an absolute honour to be in this Hall of Fame,” she said. “There are some great athletes who have been to the University of Bath, so to be up there with them is a proud achievement.

Headline achievements

  • World U23 Champion – Women’s Pair, 2007
  • Olympic gold medal – Women’s pair (Britain’s first women Olympic rowing gold), London 2012
  • World Champion – Women’s Pair, 2014
  • European Champion – Women’s Pair, 2015
  • World Champion – Women’s Pair, 2015

Read more: Olympic rowing champion Heather Stanning inducted into Hall of Fame for Sport

Pamela Cookey

Pamela Cookey in action by mikevarey.comFormer England captain and five-time Superleague champion with Team Bath between 2006 and 2013 Pamela Cookey joined the University’s Hall of Fame for Sport in March 2016.

The ceremony took place in front of more than 1,000 netball fans in the Team Bath Arena and thousands watching on Sky Sports during Team Bath’s televised Superleague win against Celtic Dragons.

Cookey, a graduate of the University, was presented with the award by Director of Sport Stephen Baddeley and became the first netballer to join names such as Olympic and Paralympic medallists Jason Gardener, Amy Williams, Heather Stanning and Ben Rushgrove in the Hall of Fame.

“Pamela has all the attributes to enter our Hall of Fame,” said Baddeley. “She played with passion and skill both for Team Bath and England and was a stand-out player globally.

Headline achievements

  • Champion – Netball Superleague, Team Bath, 2013
  • Champion – Netball Superleague, Team Bath, 2010
  • Bronze medalist – Commonwealth Games – Delhi, October 2010
  • Champion – Netball Superleague, Team Bath, 2009
  • Champion – Netball Superleague, Team Bath, 2007
  • Champion – Netball Superleague, Team Bath, 2006
  • Bronze medalist – Commonwealth Games – Melbourne, March 2006

Read more: Team Bath Netball legend Pamela Cookey welcomed into Hall of Fame for Sport

Kate Allenby

Kate Allenby joins the Hall of Fame for Sport. PICTURE: Clare Green for Matchtight

Olympic modern pentathlon medallist Kate Allenby was inducted into the Hall of Fame for Sport in May 2016 alongside fellow modern pentathlete Stephanie Cook.

The pair both competed at Sydney 2000 where they spurred each other on, with Allenby eventually taking bronze.

She earlier produced a landmark performance in women’s sport when she won the European Championships in 1997 and a year later she added the World Cup Final title.

A double-gold winner at the 2001 World Championships in the team and relay events, Allenby also won individual bronze in 2003 and silver in 2004 before bringing the curtain down on her illustrious career with a second World Cup Final title in 2004.

Headline achievements

  • Sydney 2000 – Olympic bronze
  • 2001 World Championships – double gold (team and relay)
  • 2004 World Cup Final – gold

Read more: Pioneering Olympic modern pentathlon medallists inducted into Hall of Fame for Sport

Stephanie Cook

Dr Stephanie Cook is inducted into the Hall of Fame for Sport, May 2016

Modern pentathlete Stephanie Cook wrote her name into the record books on October 1, 2000 when she won the inaugural women’s modern pentathlon Olympic gold medal, famously recovering from a 49-second deficit in the final running event.

That also made her the first person to be crowned as an Olympic champion while training at the University of Bath, the site of Pentathlon GB’s national training centre since 1996.

Cook retired in 2001, the same year she was awarded an MBE, after becoming one of the few British athletes from any sport to hold the World, Olympic and European titles at the same time.

Her legacy is still felt strongly in Bath thanks to her significant campaigning work with the University for funding and planning permission to build the Sports Training Village.

A qualified general practitioner, Cook was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Medicine Degree from the University of Bath in 2008.

Headline achievements

  • 2000 Olympic Games – gold medal
  • 1999 World Championships – silver and gold (individual and team)
  • 1998 World Championships – silver and bronze (individual and team events respectively)

Read more: Pioneering Olympic modern pentathlon medallists inducted into Hall of Fame for Sport

Malcolm Arnold OBE

IMG_5580British Athletics’ renowned coach Malcolm Arnold was welcomed into the Hall of Fame for Sport alongside one of his most famous successful athletes Colin Jackson in June 2016.

Arnold, who has trained a variety of Olympic medallists and world champions stretching back to 1972, continues to work with athletes at the Sports Training Village.

Speaking at the induction ceremony, Vice Chancellor Professor Dame Glynis Breakwell said: “In our minds, he is the most successful British athletics coach of all time.”

Headline achievements

Just a few of the medals overseen by Arnold:

  • Munich 1972  – Olympic gold (John Akii-Bua, 400m hurdles)
  • Seoul 1988 – Olympic silver (Colin Jackson, 110m hurdles)
  • Athens 2004 – Olympic gold (Jason Gardener, 4x100m)

Read more: British Athletics legends Malcolm Arnold and Colin Jackson inducted into Hall of Fame for Sport

Colin Jackson CBE

IMG_5586Twice world champion hurdler Colin Jackson was inducted into the Hall of Fame for Sport in June 2016 alongside his long-time coach and mentor Malcolm Arnold.

Welshman Jackson appeared at four Olympic Games during his career in which he was in the world’s top 10 rankings for 16 years.

“It’s a really special moment to be inducted into the Hall of Fame for Sport alongside Malcolm,” he said at the induction ceremony.

Headline achievements

  • Stuttgart World Championships 1993 – set 110m hurdles world record (12.91s)
  • Sindelfingen 1994 – set 60m hurdles world record (7.30s)
  • Seoul 1988 Olympic Games – silver medal (110m hurdles)
  • Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games – 4th place (110m hurdles)
  • Sydney 2000 Olympic Games – 5th place (110m hurdles)
  • Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games – 7th place (110m hurdles)

Read more: British Athletics legends Malcolm Arnold and Colin Jackson inducted into Hall of Fame for Sport

Ivor Powell MBE

Ivor Powell Award for Excellence in Coaching StatueUniversity of Bath icon Ivor Powell was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame for Sport on what would have been his 100th birthday in July.

Football Head Coach Powell first joined the coaching staff in 1972 and by the time he retired in May 2010, aged 93, was recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s oldest active football coach.

When Powell was inducted into the Hall of Fame, Director of Sport Stephen Baddeley commented that “there’s no one who will be inducted into this Hall of Fame who will have had as big an impact on as many people at the University than Ivor.”

Headline achievements

  • 2002 – Oversaw Team Bath’s journey to becoming the first university team since 1881 to reach the first round proper of the FA Cup
  • 2004 – Inducted into the Welsh Sporting Hall of Fame
  • 2004 – Received FA Long Service Award for 50 years’ service to football
  • 2006 – Ivor’s role as the world’s oldest football coach was recognised as a Guinness World Record
  • 2008 – Made an MBE

Read more: Marking the 100th birthday of a Team Bath legend – Ivor Powell MBE is inducted into the Hall of Fame for Sport

Kate Howey

Kate Howey is welcomed into the University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport by Director of Sport Stephen Baddeley (left) and Deputy Director of Sport Greg Sharp, November 2016

Kate Howey, the only British woman to have won two Olympic judo medals, returned to her former training base in November 2016 when she was inducted into the University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport.

Howey won bronze in 1992 at Barcelona and silver in 2000 at Sydney – the latter while studying Sports Performance at the University – before carrying the British flag at the Athens 2004 opening ceremony, her fourth Games.

She was also crowned as World Champion during her career and is still heavily involved in the sport – she coached fellow University of Bath alumna Gemma Gibbons to Olympic silver at London 2012 and was part of Team GB’s judo management team at the Rio 2016 Games.

Headline achievements

  • Silver – Senior World Championships, 2001
  • Silver – Sydney Olympic Games, 2000
  • Gold – Senior World Championships, 1997
  • Silver – Senior World Championships, 1993
  • Bronze – Barcelona Olympic Games, 1992

Read more: Double Olympic judo medallist Kate Howey inducted into Hall of Fame for Sport

Mark Foster

Mark Foster won 51 major international medals – including six World titles and two Commonwealth Games gold medals – during an illustrious swimming career that lasted 23 years. While at Bath, Foster pioneered the kind of land-training that today’s swimmers take for granted.

Foster represented his country at five Olympic Games and was Team GB’s flag bearer at the 2008 Games in Beijing.

The explosive freestyle and butterfly sprinter broke eight world records during a stellar career that also included 11 European Championship successes to go alongside his World, Commonwealth and British titles.

Headline achievements

  • Set world records in 2001 (2x), 1998 (2x), 1996, 1995 and 1993
  • Gold – 1994 Commonwealth Games, Victoria
  • Gold – 1998 Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur
  • Gold – 1993 World Championships (SC), Palma
  • Gold (2x) – 1999 World Championships (SC), Hong Kong
  • Gold (2x) – 2000 World Championships (SC), Athens
  • Gold – 2004 World Championships, Indianapolis

Read more: Mark Foster and Ged Roddy inducted into University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport

Ged Roddy

Ged Roddy’s pioneering spell as Director of Sport from 1992 to 2009 saw a significant expansion of activities and facilities that established the University of Bath as one of the country’s leading sporting institutions. He also famously managed Team Bath FC to the first round proper of the FA Cup in 2002, making them the first University side to reach that stage in 122 years.

As well as a significant expansion in facilities at the University, Roddy’s tenure saw staff numbers quadruple as a host of first-class coaches and sport science support were recruited. A number of national governing bodies and training squads also moved to Bath, laying the foundations for medal-winning performances at World, Olympic and Paralympic level.

Among the world-class athletes who made the Sports Training Village their home during Roddy’s tenure were five-time Olympic swimmer Mark Foster, world champion hurdler Colin Jackson and Olympic silver-medallist Paul Palmer – all of whom join Roddy in the Hall of Fame for Sport.

Headline achievements

  • Led Team Bath FC to the first round proper of the FA Cup
  • Oversaw vast developments at the STV, establishing it as the world class facility it is today
  • Attracted high level coaches, staff and athletes to the University of Bath
  • Established an ethos of aspiration and pride in Team Bath which paved the way for incredible success

Read more: Mark Foster and Ged Roddy inducted into University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport

Steve Borthwick

University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport inductee Steve Borthwick (centre) with (left) Steve Egan, Vice-President (Implementation), and Director of Sport Stephen Baddeley (right)

Current England and Lions forwards coach Steve Borthwick combined a top-class playing career with studying Politics & Economics at the University of Bath, graduating in 2003.

Borthwick made his England debut in 2001 and went on to win 57 caps, 21 of them as captain, reaching the final of the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France.

Since retiring from playing in 2014, Borthwick has forged an excellent coaching partnership with Eddie Jones. They led Japan to an unforgettable win over South Africa at the 2015 Rugby World Cup before reviving England’s fortunes during the past two seasons. His then-record domestic career of 265 Premiership appearances included successful stints with Bath Rugby, who he led to European Challenge Cup victory in 2008, and Saracens, who he captained to the Premiership title in 2011.

At the induction, University of Bath Vice-President (Implementation) Steve Egan said: “Steve totally embraced studying at Bath and says that it was a brilliant place to enjoy every aspect of student life, from studies to sport to social.”

“He admits it was a juggling act to compete at the highest level whilst studying for a degree, just like many of our current batch of almost 150 Dual Career elite athletes.”

Read more: Rugby legend Steve Borthwick inducted into University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport

Sascha Kindred

Sascha Kindred is inducted into the University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport by Director of Sport Stephen Baddeley, May 2017

Seven-times Paralympic swimming champion Sascha Kindred returned to his former training base in May 2017 to be inducted into the University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport.

It was while training at the University that Kindred won the first two of his Paralympic gold medals at the Sydney 2000 Games – one of the key moments, he believes, in a stellar international career that started in 1994 and concluded with a world-record triumph at Rio 2016.

At the induction ceremony, Kindred said: “This is where my career was kick-started. Previously I was training six or seven times a week, which was still quite a lot as a Paralympian, but once I came here the focus was purely on training and I was in the pool ten times a week. We had the physio and psychologist support as well and we had big names from other sports training here, so it was a really inspiring environment to be part of.

“Arguably Sydney was my best Paralympic Games in terms of results, performances and medals. I won four in total – two gold, one silver and one bronze – and I don’t think I ever quite reached those levels again. That was down to being based here.”

Read more: Paralympic swimming legend Sascha Kindred inducted into University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport

Stacey Francis

England international Stacey Francis, a five-time Superleague winner with Team Bath Netball, was inducted into the Hall of Fame for Sport as part of celebrations to mark the University of Bath being named as the 2018 Sports University of the Year in The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide, with staff from all departments turning out to congratulate Francis on her induction and to be thanked for their hard work in securing the award.

Francis epitomises much of the sporting experience at the University of Bath – as well as developing into a world-class performer for club and country under the guidance of Team Bath coaches, she studied Sports Performance and has gone on to enjoy a successful career both on and off the court.

She also helped to shape the current elite training environment at the £30million Sports Training Village through her role with the then-fledgling Athletes’ Forum, which continues to represent the needs of sportspeople using the facilities to maximise their potential.

Read more: Team Bath Netball legend Stacey Francis inducted into University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport

Paul Blake

Paralympic gold-medallist and multiple World Champion Paul Blake was inducted into the Hall of Fame for Sport in November 2017.

The popular and inspirational athlete has been training with Rob Ellchuk at the Sports Training Village since 2009, enjoying tremendous success during that time.

His greatest moment to date came at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games as he stormed to T36 400m gold. He won 800m silver too that year, adding to his 400m silver and 800m bronze from London 2012.

Blake, who has cerebral palsy, was also crowned World Champion in 2011, 2013 and 2015, captaining the British Athletics team at the latter event in Doha, and continues to compete at the very pinnacle of his sport.

Read more: “Absolute honour and pleasure” as Paralympic champ Paul Blake joins University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport

Alison Oliver

Now Chief Executive of the Youth Sport Trust, Alison was part of the team that delivered the initial presentation and subsequent lottery-funding and planning applications for the £30million STV during her time as Deputy Director of Sport at the University of Bath from 1998 to 2004.

She also created new academic courses including the Higher National Diploma for Sport, now the Foundation Degree in Sports Performance, and – as a keen netball supporter – was involved in securing a Superleague franchise at Team Bath in 2004 that has gone on to be the most successful in the competition’s history.

Read more: Former Deputy Director of Sport Alison Oliver returns to “Team Bath family” to be inducted into Hall of Fame for Sport

Michael Jamieson

(From left) British Swimming National Centre Bath Lead Coach David McNulty, Hall of Fame for Sport inductee Michael Jamieson, British Swimming Performance Director Chris Spice and University of Bath Director of Sport Stephen BaddeleyMichael Jamieson famously won 200m breaststroke silver at the London 2012 Olympic Games, smashing the British record three times during the championships and only being denied gold by a World Record swim from Hungary’s Daniel Gyurta.

He also won silver at both the Delhi 2010 and Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, the latter in his native Scotland, and earned podium places at the World and European Short-Course Championships during his six years with the British Swimming National Centre Bath squad.

Jamieson combining training and competing at the highest level with studying Sports Performance at the University of Bath from 2009 to 2013, where he was supported by a Santander Sporting Scholarship.

Read more: London 2012 Olympic swimming medallist Michael Jamieson inducted into University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport

Stephanie Millward

Stephanie Millward

Stephanie Millward is a hugely popular and inspirational figure around the Sports Training Village. Her dreams of competing at the Olympic Games were dashed when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis aged 16 but she rediscovered her love for swimming nearly ten years later and has gone on to represent Great Britain at three Paralympic Games, winning ten medals including double gold at Rio 2016.

She is also a ten-time World Champion, her latest titles coming at the London 2019 event, and had won 49 major international medals at the time of her induction to the Hall of Fame for Sport, as well as more than 700 in total at domestic level.

Stephanie trains with Team Bath AS in the London 2012 Legacy Pool and will be looking to add to her incredible roll of honour at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Read more: Stephanie Millward inducted into University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport 

Andrei Vorontsov

Hall of Fame Stephanie Millward Andrei Vorontsov, October 2019Andrei Vorontsov is one of the world’s most respected swimming coaches having guided a host of athletes for GB, Sweden and his native Russia to medals on the Olympic and World stage, while also producing more than 130 research papers and books in the field of biomechanics and its impact on swimming.

He is currently in his third spell with the Team Bath family, assisting Mark Skimming with coaching the University’s student swimming squad.

Read more: Andrei Vorontsov inducted into University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport

Nigel Redman

Nigel Redman welcomed into the University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport by Professor Ian WhiteThe British Lions, England and Bath Rugby legend whose people development skills have helped nurture a generation of top-class coaches and athletes became the second former rugby player to join the Hall of Fame for Sport in October 2019.

Among those in the Team Bath family who have benefited from Redman’s creative thinking and supportive mentoring over the past 20 years are Bobby Crutchley and Jess Thirlby, who have since progressed to national coach status with Great Britain Hockey and England Netball respectively.

Redman, who is currently Head of Performance Team Development with British Swimming, was welcomed into the Hall of Fame during a ceremony conducted by Professor Ian White, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bath, and attended by coaches, athletes and staff across a host of different sports.

Read more: Rugby legend turned mentor and people developer Nigel Redman inducted into University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport

Serena Guthrie

Team Bath and England legend Serena Guthrie received a standing ovation from appreciative netball fans and fellow players when she was inducted into the University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport during The BiG Showdown pre-season tournament in December 2019.

Guthrie, recognised as one of the world’s finest mid-court players and an inspiration for club and country, was welcomed into the Hall of Fame by University of Bath Vice-President for Student Experience Dr Cassie Wilson during an on-court ceremony at the Team Bath Arena on Saturday.

Read more: Standing ovation for Serena Guthrie as netball legend is inducted into University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport

David McNulty

Legendary swim coach David McNulty has guided a host of British stars to Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth success since joining the University-based British Swimming National Centre Bath in 2008, developing it into one of the world’s leading training programmes.

Thirteen medals have been brought home from the past three Olympic Games by swimmers at the centre, including an incredible seven gold at Tokyo 2020 led by double successes for Tom Dean and James Guy.

Read more: British Swimming coach David McNulty, mentor to a host of Olympic medallists, inducted into University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport

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