University of Bath student Emma Nicholson made history by winning Great Britain’s first-ever U19 Women’s Double Sculls title at the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals 2026. The Mathematics fresher and crew-mate Lexi Gill dominated their competition in Qingdao, China, as they recorded the fastest time trial and then defeated opposition from the United States and France in the knockout stages. [caption id="attachment_73320" align="alignright" width="292"] Emma Nicholson races back to the beach during the 2026 World...
University of Bath graduate Cedol Daffyd made it two medals from as many World Rowing Championships after winning men’s quadruple sculls bronze at the 2026 edition in Amsterdam. Daffyd, who took up rowing while studying Sports Management and Coaching at the University and is in his second senior season, teamed up with Callum Dixon, Tobias Schröder and Rory Harris to secure a hard-fought third place behind Italy and Germany in a lightning-fast final. “I think...
Three British Rowing athletes are using the University of Bath this week as a training base ahead of this summer's FISU World University Championships in Canada, thanks to support provided through Team Bath's long-standing partnership with the GB Rowing pathway programme. Molly Curry, Ellie Dash and recent University of Bath graduate Rebekah Court are staying on campus and training at the Sports Training Village before travelling to represent Great Britain at the international competition. Tom...
Cedol Daffyd won gold on “the lake of the Gods” and Joshua Knight enjoyed an excellent GB Rowing Team senior debut as graduates of the University of Bath-based South West Performance Development Academy (PDA) impressed at the World Rowing Cup in Lucerne. Sport Management and Coaching alumnus Dafydd and crew-mates Callum Dixon, Tobias Schröder and Rory Harris went out hard in the men’s quad A final and were able to defend their lead in the...
It was a busy Bank Holiday Weekend for University of Bath student-athletes as they contested the BUCS Rowing Regatta and BUCS Outdoor Athletics Championships, winning five medals. Crew Bath fielded 34 crews during four days of racing at the Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre in Nottingham and started strongly with a medal in the first final, Tom Osmond (top left) winning silver in the open beginner single sculls in 3:27.80. There was also silver in...
The University of Bath has been reaccredited as a UK Sport Elite Training Centre (ETC), recognising its ongoing role in supporting Olympic and Paralympic athletes to achieve success on the world stage. The accreditation, first awarded in 2023, highlights the University’s contribution to providing world-class daily training environments, bringing together high-quality facilities, expert practitioners and a strong performance culture to support athletes and coaches. As part of the UK Sport network of Elite Training Centres,...
Past and present University of Bath-based athletes excelled at the GB Rowing Team Final Trials 2026, which took place over the weekend at the National Training Centre in Caversham. The South West GB Performance Development Academy (PDA), based at the University since 2003, has one purpose: to develop future Olympic rowers. This past weekend showed the strength and depth of the programme, which has been producing rowing legends for decades including four-time Olympian Helen Glover....
With a new Olympic year about to dawn, it is time to reflect on another memorable 12 months of sport at the University of Bath during 2025. It has been a year where achievement and impact have been measured not just by the traditional yardstick of medals and awards – among them the accolade of The Times and Sunday Times Sport University of the Year 2026 – but also innovation, collaboration and ambition. The UK’s...
University of Bath alumni Becky Wilde and Cedol Daffyd won debut World Rowing Championship silver medals within an hour of each other on an excellent morning for Great Britain in Shanghai. Olympic medallist Wilde teamed up with Sarah McKay, Hannah Scott and Lola Anderson to finish runners-up to the Netherlands in a fast-paced women’s quadruple sculls final. The men’s quad of Dafydd, Callum Dixon, Matt Haywood and Rory Harris then battled with Italy throughout an...
Olympic medallist Becky Wilde and fellow University of Bath graduate Cedol Dafydd are set to make their World Rowing Championships debuts for Great Britain in Shanghai later this month. The duo, who both trained and studied at the University, have been selected in the women’s and men’s quadruple sculls respectively for the 2025 championships, which take place from 21st to 28th September. Sport and Social Sciences graduate Wilde won women’s double sculls bronze at Paris...
