David Carpenter was a student at the University of Bath in the 1970s and was elected to the Sports Association (then called Athletics Union) as President during his time here. He went on to work for the Sports Council in London. In the late 1980s and early 1990s he researched the possibility of a national lottery which would fund sport. Convinced that this was the only way in which Britain could compete on a world...
Title: Senior Teaching Fellow Joined Team Bath: 1999 Andy Hibbert honed his teaching skills at a range of educational institutions throughout his career. Beginning in Leicester, it took him to both Egypt and Saudi Arabia, before returning to England to take up a challenging but rewarding post as Head of Boys PE at North Westminster Community School. Andy became a Senior Teaching Fellow here at the University of Bath in April 2004. In 2013, Andy...
Sport/Event > Rhythmic Gymnastics Date and Place of Birth > 26 September 1995, Bath, UK Height > 169cm Coached by > Sarah Moon and Laura Murariu Date Arrived at Team Bath > July 2011 Clubs > City Of Bath Rhythmic Occupation > Full time athlete Biography > Annie trains full time with the Great Britain rhythmic group.
Sport / Event > Rhythmic gymnastics, group all-around Date and Place of Birth > 9 September 1993, Gibraltar Coached by > Sarah Moon Biography > Georgina made a piece of history at the London 2012 Games when she became the first Gibraltarian to compete at an Olympics. She was one of six University of Bath-based gymnasts who became the first team to represent Great Britain in the rhythmic gymnastics group competition at an Olympic Games....
Sport/Event: Orienteering, Cross country and Mountain Running Date and Place of Birth: 1988, Abergavenny, Wales Height: 5ft 9″ Weight: 58 kg Date arrived at Team Bath: October 2006 Course of Study: Sports Engineering Length of Course: 4 years Clubs: British Orienteering Team Occupation: Student/athlete Biography: When not at university he is based in South Wales. He has been skiing since he could stand on skis, and orienteering since five, but started taking orienteering more seriously...
Sport / Event > Rhythmic gymnastics, group all-around Biography > Frankie took up gymnastics aged five when spotted by a coach at her sister’s trampoline party. She represented Great Britain in rhythmic gymnastics at the 2009 World Championships and then England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, winning bronze in the team all-around event and finishing 11th in the individual all-around competition. Frankie was one of six University of Bath-based gymnasts who made history...
Title: Strength & conditioning coach Biography: With a BSc in Sport Science and a MSc in Strength & Conditioning, Nick is UKSCA accredited and a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist with the National Strength & Conditioning Association. He currently works with students on the Talented Athlete Scholarshop Sschene and with British Judo. His previous work includes stints with Gloucester Rugby and the Welsh Rugby Union.
Sport / Event > Fencing - epee Date and Place of Birth > Date Arrived at Team Bath > September 2011 Course of Study > Biology Club > Wellington Biography> Chris is an epee fencer who is studying for a Biology degree at the University of Bath. He receives a Santander Sports Scholarship to help him achieve his sporting and academic goals. At the start of October 2013 he was 24th in British Fencing's men's...
Pete joined Team Bath in October 2008 as a sport science intern and casual strength and conditioning coach. Having previously completed his MSc in exercise physiology from Loughborough University. Pete is UKSCA accredited and has trained many national and international athletes in his time at Team Bath with a prominent time spent in the development of young athletes. Pete’s current role involves working part time with the National Fitness Academy as a tutor on the...
Sport: Wrestling Event: 63kg Date and place of birth: 1989, Maesteg, Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales. Course: Foundation degree Sports Performance (2010) Sarah is a University of Bath Sports Performance graduate and combined her studies with judo training at Team Bath, before turning her attention to wrestling. A fluent Welsh speaker, she was selected for the Welsh Commonwealth Games squad at both Glasgow 2014 and Delhi 2010. In Delhi she competed at under-67kg, losing out to Scotland’s Ashlea...