World champions Dai Greene and Mhairi Spence head an impressive list of 25 athletes preparing to compete at the London 2012 Olympic Games who train at the University of Bath. Athletes who train at the University will compete in seven different sports at the Games – athletics, badminton, beach volleyball, judo, modern pentathlon, rhythmic gymnastics and swimming. The vast majority of Bath-based athletes at London 2012 will represent Great Britain, with one each for Egypt...
Six University of Bath-based gymnasts will make history when they become the first team to represent Great Britain in the rhythmic gymnastics group competition at an Olympic Games. Georgina Cassar, Jade Faulkner, Frankie Fox, Lynne Hutchison, Louisa Pouli and Rachel Smith were today (Wednesday) named in the Team GB team for the London 2012 Olympics. The group have been training together at the University of Bath for over a year. They will finalise their training...
A group of University of Bath-based rhythmic gymnasts are celebrating taking a big step closer to competing at the London 2012 Olympics after their appeal was upheld by an independent appeal panel today. A Sport Resolutions’ arbitrator agreed that the group did achieve the Olympic qualifying standard when they competed at the test event in January. British Gymnastics, the sport’s national governing body, will now nominate group to the British Olympic Association, who are expected...
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean dropped into the University of Bath's Sports Training Village to provide a significant boost for The University of Bath-based senior rhythmic gymnastics group who are seeking London Games qualification. The ice dance stars, winners of Olympic gold in 1984 and bronze in 1994, came to Bath courtesy of a TeamGB scheme designed to inspire potential Olympians. Torvill and Dean's "Bolero" routine at the Sarajevo Games of 1984 attracted 12 perfect...
