Commonwealth champion Zoe Smith and University of Bath student Sonny Webster have been named in a nine-strong British Weight Lifting team for next month’s IWF World Championships in the United States. Smith, who won under-58kg gold at Glasgow 2014 and also competed at the London 2012 Olympic Games, does some of her training at the Sports Training Village. “It’s the first time in nearly 30 years the Championships have taken place in the USA so...
Skeleton World Champion Lizzy Yarnold has been named on the final shortlist for the prestigious main honour at the 2015 Sunday Times and Sky Sports Sportswomen of the Year Awards. Swimmer Siobhan-Marie O’Connor – who, like Yarnold, trains at the University of Bath – is in contention for the Young Sportswoman of the Year prize. And World, Olympic and European women's pair rowing champions Helen Glover and Heather Stanning - both of whom started their...
Team Bath has joined Arsenal FC in becoming one of only three sporting institutions in the country to host a prototype sprint treadmill designed to improve an athlete’s foot-speed and explosive power. The self-powered machine has been introduced to the world-class Sports Training Village gym this week. It is the only treadmill that allows users to do both prowler and parachute exercises, and up to 45kg of weight resistance can be added. Tony Ali of...
Team Bath Buccaneers hockey players Liam Sanford (left) and Peter Scott (right) have been named in the Great Britain under-21 squad for this month’s Sultan of Johor Cup in Malaysia. Scott – who has just started a Foundation in Sports Performance degree at the University of Bath – captained England under-18s last season, while Sanford is in his second season with defending EHL Men’s Conference West champions Buccs. Toby Reynolds Cotterill and Ed Horler, who...
Team Bath have unveiled a range of new industry-leading Matrix IC7 bikes as used by British Cycling's Laura Trott and Dani King among other top cyclists. The bikes, which measure performance using 'WattRate' power-meter technology rather than measuring heart rate as is the industry norm, were officially launched with an IC7-specific Revolution class for University of Bath staff, athletes and members of the public. The IC7s are available to attendees of Team Bath fitness classes as well as performance athletes using...
University of Bath graduate Nicole Walters helped Melissa Reid pick up a gold medal and qualification points for Rio 2016 at the World Paratriathlon Championships in Chicago. Walters is the guide for visually-impaired Reid and the pair made a fantastic start to their week as they won gold in the ITU Aquathlon World Championships (swim, run). Then, in the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final (swim, bike, run), they got off to a strong start in...
Influential England defender Eboni Beckford-Chambers is returning to Team Bath Netball for the 2016 Vitality Netball Superleague season. The 27-year-old, who played a starring role as England won bronze at the recent Netball World Cup, helped the Blue and Gold secure four Superleague titles during her previous five-year spell with the franchise. She is now coming back to the place she considers a “second home” after a successful stint in the ANZ Championship in Australia....
A last-gasp try from Luca Petrozzi ensured the University of Bath rugby sevens team successfully defended their European crown in front of a capacity crowd at The Rec, home of Bath Rugby, on Saturday. It sealed a thrilling 26-24 victory over Hartpury College in the final, watched by more than 12,000 spectators, as the University retained the Red Bull Uni 7s title after an exciting day of competition. To cap a memorable occasion, University of...
Former Team Bath Netball player Pamela Cookey has announced her retirement from international netball. The former captain of both club and country amassed 114 caps over 11 years for England and also represented the Red Roses at U17 and U21 level. Cookey said: “I would like to thank everyone who has played a part in getting me to where I am today. From all at England Netball to numerous coaches, the EIS, my surgeons Andy...
Former University of Bath sprinter Jason Gardener will become the next President of UK Athletics, it was confirmed on Monday. The Bath Bullet, who won 4x100m relay gold at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games while coached by Malcolm Arnold, will take over from Lynn Davies - the 1964 Olympic long jump champion - following UK Athletics’ AGM on December 4. Lawrence Clarke, part of Arnold’s current training group at the Sports Training Village, has also...
