All BUCS [British Universities & Colleges Sport] activity will be suspended for the remainder of March and the University of Bath’s annual Varsity fixture against Cardiff Met has been cancelled due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation. Among the sporting fixtures to be postponed is Team Bath’s BUCS Rugby Championship quarter-final at Durham University, which was scheduled to take place on Wednesday (March 18). A statement from BUCS said: “BUCS staff are working hard to outline...
Sporting scholar Tom Dean won two gold medals as University of Bath-based swimmers produced several good results at the Edinburgh International Meet in Scotland. Mechanical Engineering student Dean, who is supported by a Bill Whiteley Scholarship, set a new personal best of 1:46.03 as he pipped training partner James Guy (1:46.79) to victory in a 200m freestyle final also featuring Sports Performance graduate Calum Jarvis (6th, 1:49.74) and Cameron Kurle (7th, 1:49.89). He also took...
England Netball have informed all clubs that the 2020 Vitality Superleague is suspended. This means that our match against London Pulse will not now take place. All ticket buyers should receive an e-mail from Ticketline which tells them of next steps. The current Ticketline terms and conditions can be seen here – please click here to view them in full. We will continue to post updates as we receive them on our Twitter, Facebook and...
Triathlete Vicky Holland said she was pleased to see her winter’s training at the University of Bath produce some early success as she claimed victory in the Mooloolaba World Cup in Australia. In what proved to be the last event before World Triathlon announced the suspension of all races until the end of April, Holland – who trains with British Triathlon’s Bath National Performance Centre – produced a strong performance before pulling away from compatriot...
Team Bath Dual Career student-athlete Immy Macdonald has gained her first taste of international rowing after competing in Paris at the 2020 World Rowing Indoor Championships. The Sports Performance student has been training for less than a year with the University of Bath-based GB Rowing Team World Class Start programme after making the transition from lacrosse. She was supported on her trip to Paris by the Team Bath Elite Athlete Fund. Here Immy writes about...
This information has been updated - please click here for the latest information Currently the University of Bath Sports Training Village is open as usual. This is because the current government advice is to continue to operate as normal. However, Monday night's (16 March) Vitality Netball Superleague match against London Pulse is postponed because England Netball has suspended the league with immediate effect. For netball spectators who had already bought tickets, the current Ticketline terms...
Students training with the Team Bath School of Sports Massage will be gaining hands-on experience this weekend when they provide pre and post-race support for runners competing in the 2020 Bath Half Marathon. They will be working with the team of runners raising money for the Bath Rugby Foundation charity during the annual event, which is taking place on Sunday (March 15). All of the sports massage students are currently working towards their Level 3...
The University of Bath has retained its UKAD [UK Anti-Doping] Clean Sport Elite Accreditation after demonstrating its ongoing commitment to providing students, staff and coaches with essential anti-doping education and support. As one of only three higher-education institutions in the UK to receive the award, the University of Bath is recognised by the national governing body as promoting a clean sport ethos through its culture, policies and environment. Stephen Baddeley, Director of Sport at the...
Team Bath Netball NPL player Molly Hole led by example as she captained England U17s to a successful defence of their Netball Europe title in Wales. Hole, who is a member of the Blue & Gold’s U19 NPL squad, started at goal-shooter as England began their campaign with an 89-22 victory over Scotland. She then came off the bench in the 96-19 win against Northern Ireland before lining up at goal-attack as England continued their...
Sporting scholar Bradley Sutton struck individual and team gold as University of Bath student-athletes recorded impressive results at the 2020 BUCS [British Universities & Colleges Sport] Pentathlon Championships in Oxford. After finishing runner-up in both 2018 and 2019, Sports Performance student Sutton – supported by a Santander Sports Scholarship – finally topped the podium in the men’s competition after solid performances across all five disciplines including the fastest time in the swimming pool. His winning...
