University of Bath graduate Greg Sharp has taken up the role of Deputy Director of the University’s Department of Sports Development and Recreation. Greg has stepped up from his previous role as the Department’s Sports Development Manager. His new role sees him lead on the Department's contribution to the student experience, widening participation and developing sporting pathways. He will line manage five of the department¹s head coaches, focus on staff development and on building on...
Shadow Minister for Sport Clive Efford MP praised the University of Bath’s sports facilities during a visit to the Claverton Down campus yesterday (Tuesday). Mr Efford, MP for Eltham, was visiting the University to consult on what is required in a 10-year plan for school and community sport. Before holding a discussion with around 40 delegates from the West Country at an event hosted by University’s new Institute for Policy Research, Mr Efford was given a...
University of Bath graduate Jamie Barrow is celebrating a British snowboard record after clocking a speed of 94.2 mph at Verbier in Switzerland. The Sports Performance graduate Barrow recorded 88.7 mph on his first run and followed that with the record of 94.2 mph on his second. The conditions on the 880m long Mont Fort speed track were ideal for the speed run, with a temperature of 12°C, next to no wind and perfect visibility....
A new piece of artwork is providing some extra inspiration for athletes training in the Performance Gym at the Sports Training Village. Artist Mark Crowther, founder and creative director of Soulful Creative, designed and painted the abstract piece on the wall of the gym, which is used by world-class athletes who train at the University. The multi-layered piece depicts athletes in six sports –beach volleyball, judo, modern pentathlon, netball, skeleton and swimming. The piece starts...
University of Bath staff and alumni joined friends and family in celebrating the life of Ivor Powell MBE at a tribute event at the Sports Training Village this afternoon (Tuesday). Ivor, whose illustrious footballing career saw him play for Wales, Queens Park Rangers, Blackpool and Aston Villa, passed away at the age of 96 after a short illness on 5 November. A funeral service was held at Haycombe Crematorium in Bath today and was followed...
The funeral service of Ivor Powell MBE, long-serving football coach at the University of Bath, takes place at the Top Chapel at Haycombe Crematorium in Bath at midday on Tuesday 20 November. The funeral cortege will come on to the University campus en route to the crematorium. It is due to pass the Sports Training Village between 11.15am and 11.30am Ivor’s family have requested family flowers only, but donations may be made to the Ivor...
The University of Bath has been chosen as the filming location for a one-off spectacular Olympic “Superstars” special to celebrate the successes of 2012. Sporting celebrities including Mo Farah, Katherine Grainger, triathlon’s Brownlee brothers and Christine Ohuruogu will be in Bath for the event which will screen on BBC One as part of the Christmas schedule. A trio of Bath-connected Olympians will also compete on the show – swimming silver medallist Michael Jamieson, a current...
Ivor Powell MBE, a former Welsh international footballer and long-serving coach at the University of Bath, passed away last night at the age of 96 after a short illness. After a playing, managerial and coaching career that took him to Aston Villa, Blackpool, Queens Park Rangers, Leeds United, Carlisle and PAOK of Greece, Ivor coached at the University for 37 years before retiring in 2010. He inspired generations of young sportspeople and will be sadly...
University of Bath students and staff took the opportunity to pay tribute to athletes linked to the University who won medals at London 2012. Hundreds of students and staff attended the London 2012 medallists celebration event held at the Founders Hall. Seven athletes with University links who won medals at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games attended the celebration. They included Sports Technology graduate Heather Stanning, who learned to row at the University and...
2012-bound badminton player Hadia Hosny El Said, who trains at the University, sent more than 100 people off on today’s Olympic Day Run at the Sports Training Village. People of all ages took part under the watchful eye of event organiser Greg Sharp over both a 3km and 5km course, including the University’s Director of Sport Stephen Baddeley. The annual run, which took place mercifully between the showers, was part of the Gold Rush open...
