Eight members of the England national rhythmic gymnastics squad followed in the footsteps of history-making Olympians when they enjoyed a week-long training camp at the University of Bath. The talented group honed their hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon and ballet skills during twice-daily sessions in the Sports Training Village (STV) as they began preparing in earnest towards the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. They also had access to physiotherapy and sports psychology support from...
Rio Olympians Jamie Cooke and Samantha Murray will conclude their 2016 modern pentathlon seasons at the Champion of Champions event in Doha this month. The Qatar-based event is now widely regarded as the season finale and the British duo will get their last taste of competitive action for this year before their winter training continues at the University of Bath, Pentathlon GB’s National Training Centre. Cooke and Murray teamed up at the Kremlin Cup in...
Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold will make her return to international competition in December after being named in the British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association (BBSA) World Cup squads for the 2016-17 season. Joining Yarnold on the skeleton circuit will be emerging talent Jack Thomas and the experienced duo of Laura Deas and University of Bath Mechanical Engineering PhD student Dom Parsons, who is supported by the Team Bath Dual Career programme. Lamin Deen, Brad Hall, Bruce Tasker...
University of Bath graduate Heather Olver has announced her retirement from badminton after an excellent career which saw her win three Commonwealth Games medals and represent Team GB at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Olver studied Coach Education & Sports Development from 2004 to 2007, with her time at the University being bookended by two memorable successes – team bronze with England at the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games and victory with Bath in the prestigious...
Excitement is building for Team Bath Netball players and fans ahead of what promises to be the biggest and most competitive Vitality Netball Superleague season ever after the 2017 fixtures were released today. Ten franchises will compete in the expanded league this season and all will be in action at the Genting Arena in Birmingham on February 25 as Super Saturday returns after its successful debut earlier this year. The Sitec-sponsored Blue and Gold –...
Promising young judoka from the West of England got to train alongside Olympians and international medallists when the University of Bath Sports Training Village hosted a Judo Development Camp on Tuesday. The half-term holidays allowed youngsters in the Western Area Development Squad and members of the Advanced Apprenticeship in Sports Excellence (AASE) programme to take to the mat with Team Bath’s high-performance group of GB judoka including Ben Fletcher, who fought at Rio 2016. They...
University of Bath alumni Natasha Hunt, Izzy Noel-Smith and Amy Wilson Hardy have all been named in the England Women rugby squad for next month’s Old Mutual Wealth Series. The Red Roses will entertain France, New Zealand and Canada during November, the latter being played at Twickenham following the men’s international against Argentina. They will also visit Dublin to face Ireland in a non-Series fixture. Sarah Hunter, who trains at the Sports Training Village, will...
The University of Bath’s 50th anniversary was celebrated in fitting style as thousands of fans packed into The Rec to roar the men’s 1st XV to a 17-14 victory over Leeds Beckett University in the BUCS Super League. It was a third successive win for the Blue and Gold in the new national competition, following bonus-point successes against Northumbria and Loughborough, and moves them top of the early standings. Again they had to come from...
The University of Bath will mark its 50th anniversary on Tuesday with a day of celebratory events, capped by a BUCS Super Rugby game at The Rec – Bath Rugby’s city-centre home. The men’s rugby team, who have won their opening two fixtures in the new national competition, will wear a specially-commissioned shirt for the match against Leeds Beckett University. It kicks off at 6.30pm and entry is free. One of the shirts – incorporating...
Steph Clutterbuck and Laetitia Tay brought home a trophy as the University of Bath Boat Club produced some impressive performances at the British Rowing Senior Championships in Nottingham over the weekend. Tay and Clutterbuck won the University Shield category in the women’s double scull on Saturday before teaming up with fellow student Laura Macro and Sport & Exercise Science graduate Sam Courty to win the B final and finish seventh overall in the quadruple scull...
