University of Bath-associated athletes finished with two gold medals, three silver, one bronze and a host of historic achievements from the Olympic Games after two weeks of outstanding competition in Paris. Four of the medals were won by current or former Bath sporting scholars, with (pictured top, from left) swimmer Tom Dean, artistic swimmer Kate Shortman, judoka Prisca Awiti-Alcaraz and rower Becky Wilde all having been supported by the University as they pursued their dual...
University of Bath student Charlie Brown has been called into the Team GB modern pentathlon squad for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as an injury replacement for Pentathlon GB team-mate Myles Pillage. Brown, who studies Sports Management and Coaching, will make his Olympic debut alongside reigning champion Joe Choong in the men’s competition, which starts on Thursday 8th August with the final on Saturday 10th. “I am incredibly grateful for this opportunity,” said the 21-year-old...
University of Bath-based Kerenza Bryson warmed up for her Olympics debut in fine style as she struck gold for Pentathlon GB at the 2024 European Senior Championships in Budapest, Hungary. She also won women’s team silver with individual bronze-medalist Emma Whitaker and Politics & International Relations student Alex Bousfield, who had joined forces earlier in the week to win a brilliant gold in the women’s relay. Bryson, one of four Bath-based modern pentathletes selected to...
Defending champions Joe Choong and Kate French plus Pentathlon GB colleagues Kerenza Bryson and Myles Pillage have today become the latest University of Bath-based athletes to be officially selected by Team GB for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. It will be a third Games apiece for French and fellow Tokyo gold-medallist Choong, who has won two Modern Pentathlon World Championship titles since claiming Olympic gold in record-breaking style in 2021. The duo, who studied Sports...
Olympic medallists Heather Fell, Jason Gardener and Amy Williams are returning to their former University of Bath training base this week to support an inspirational event exploring a healthy and sustainable future for sport. The Sport Imaginarium Bath (click here for free tickets) is a sustainability workshop, run by Olympians Etienne Stott and Laura Baldwin, which aims to harness the power of imagination and the sporting mindset to inspire action to tackle the climate and...
University of Bath alumna Jess Varley was delighted to put a difficult 12 months behind her and keep her Olympic dreams alive by winning a superb silver at the UIPM Pentathlon World Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria. Pentathlon GB team-mate Emma Whitaker finished just outside the medals and Kate French placed 13th in a fiercely-fought women’s final, while Myles Pillage was 12th in the men’s final. All the athletes needed strong performances as they sought to...
This year marked the 50th anniversary of the Blues Awards, the annual celebration of student sport at the University of Bath, with the 2024 presentation evening once again taking place at the historic Roman Baths and Pump Room in Bath city centre. The Blues Awards is a University of Bath event, sponsored by Team Bath Gym suppliers Matrix Fitness, which The SU Bath [Students Union] and Department for Sports Development and Recreation (DSDR) support together....
Pentathlon GB’s Kerenza Bryson built on her best-ever fencing performance to claim the second UIPM World Cup gold of her career with a stunning performance in Ankara, Turkey. The University of Bath-based pentathlete, who had won bronze in the opening World Cup of the Paris 2024 Olympic season, was in magnificent form in the fencing ranking round as she won 27 of her 35 bouts. [caption id="attachment_70396" align="alignright" width="292"] Kerenza Bryson showed tremendous equestrian skills...
The University of Bath’s status as a UK Sport-accredited Elite Training Centre (ETC) has been officially recognised at a ceremony attended by Olympic and Paralympic Champions, high-performance coaches and staff. Professor Ian White, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bath, received the prestigious ETC award from Sally Munday, Chief Executive of UK Sport, during a presentation in the Team Bath Sports Training Village. Joining Team Bath staff at the ceremony were athletes, coaches and administrators from...
Team Bath and Rengen have today announced a three-year extension to their successful partnership supporting sport and fitness activities at the University of Bath. A leading company specialising in student, residential and commercial developments and lettings, Bath-based Rengen – whose CEO is University of Bath alumnus Iestyn Lewis – has been an official partner of Team Bath since 2019. During that time Rengen has supported Team Bath’s activities at all levels, from recreational and youth...
