Team Bath Netball star and University of Bath sporting scholar Sophie Drakeford-Lewis was among the winners at the 2019 TASS Stars Awards. The Integrated Mechanical & Electrical Engineering student, supported by a Bill Whiteley Scholarship, took the Most Committed award, recognising her dedication to both study and sport including excellent time management and balancing demands. It was collected on her behalf by Team Bath Senior Strength & Conditioning Coach Harri Cizmic at a ceremony in...
Pentathlon GB athletes based at the University of Bath will have their first chance to set the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games qualifying standard when they compete in the World Cup Final in Japan this week. The culmination of this year’s UIPM World Cup campaign is doubling as an Olympic test event and the gold medallists in the men’s and women’s individual competition will put themselves firmly in line to return to Tokyo next summer. Mathematics...
University of Bath sporting scholar Ben Jones is celebrating the first professional title success of his tennis career after men’s doubles victory at the $15k ITF World Tour event in Netanya, Israel. The Buchan Jones Scholar, who has just completed the second year of a Chemistry degree, and Ukrainian partner Vladyslav Orlov justified their status as number one seeds by progressing through the tournament without dropping a set. They cruised through the first three rounds,...
Brothers Cameron and Alastair Chalmers, University of Bath sporting scholars past and present respectively, struck gold within hours of each other at the England Athletics age-group trials to earn selection for next month’s European U23 and U20 Championships. There was also a silver medal for Lauren Williams in Bedford, as well as bronze for fellow students Isobel Ives and Georgia Silcox, while Team Bath Athletics Club’s two medals included a brilliant gold for Tom Gale....
Emma Collins-Jones, who trains in the Team Bath Gym & Fitness Centre, has been crowned as British Weight Lifting Champion for the first time in her career. The University of Bath Sport & Exercise Science alumna followed up her bronze medal in 2017 and silver in 2018 by taking top spot in the women’s -76kg category at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. Collins-Jones, who is coached by Giles Greenwood and represents Oaklands Weightlifters, lifted 86kg...
Millfield in Somerset, one of the country’s leading sporting schools, has become the latest Hub location for the Soldi-sponsored Team Bath Netball Futures Pathway – developing the next generation of netball talent in the South West. The partnership enhances the strong links already existing between the sporting institutions, with several Millfield pupils having worn the famous Blue & Gold over the years. Former England captain Pamela Cookey first played for Team Bath while studying A-levels...
The University of Bath doesn’t just offer students the chance to compete in sport – it also provides opportunities for personal development through coaching, volunteering and learning practical skills such as personal training and sports massage. Team Bath Training & Development’s vocational courses, delivered by a team of elite practitioners and educators in the University’s world-leading training environment, are ideal for those who combine study with sport or students considering a career in the health...
Providing the opportunities, conditions and support for student-athletes to develop and thrive in both their academic and athletic pursuits is central to the Team Bath Dual Career programme. It is specifically designed to provide our community of student-athletes with the tools and relationships to effectively manage the twin demands of combining high-performance sport with a top-class education at the University of Bath. Nearly 100 student-athletes across 25 diverse sports have been supported by the scheme...
Wearing the famous Blue & Gold colours of the University of Bath in BUCS competition is among the proudest moments for hundreds of student-athletes every academic year. British Universities & Colleges Sport is at the heart of the University’s student performance programme, with around 1,500 students representing Bath in regional and national competition against other higher-education institutions across a range of sports. The majority of matches take place on Wednesday afternoons, when there is a...
It has been a stellar year for sporting scholars at the University of Bath – and they have been keen to thank the generous alumni and benefactors supporting the scheme for the role they have played in their success. The 2018-19 academic year saw 38 student-athletes across 15 different sports and a wide range of degree courses receive financial support that helped them juggle the twin demands of studying at one of the best universities...
