Aspiring Olympians in artistic swimming and rowing, a rising road-race cycling star and two Team Bath Netball Super League players have been awarded sporting scholarships by the University of Bath for the 2022-23 academic year. George Gray, Sophie Kelly, Jayda Pechova, Angus Pollock and Laura Turberville – who all combine their burgeoning sporting careers with studying at The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023 University of the Year – have received a...
Young athletes looking to progress in their sporting journey are being invited to attend a free Team Bath Futures Athlete Development programme taster day during the February 2023 half-term. Taking place at the Team Bath Sports Training Village (STV) from 9-11am on Thursday 16th February, the session is open to all aged between 10 and 18 who compete in sport or show great athletic potential. Futures athletes access bespoke weekly coaching sessions in Team Bath’s...
Rowers at the University of Bath will have their first chance to impress international selectors when the Great Britain Rowing Team trials get under way this weekend. Boston will host the first of six trials for the 2023 Senior and U23 teams on Saturday and Sunday (5-6 November), with Jamie Gare and Cedol Dafydd – who study Accounting & Finance and Sport Management & Coaching respectively – racing as seniors. Both are members of the...
Young athletes looking to progress in their sporting journey are being invited to attend a free Team Bath Futures Athlete Development taster day during October half-term. The event, taking place on Wednesday 26th October, is open to all sportspeople and athletes aged between 10 and 18 who compete in sport or show great athletic potential. Team Bath Futures athletes have access to bespoke coaching sessions at Team Bath’s world-class Sports Training Village facilities, designed to...
Double Olympic champion Helen Glover has been selected as part of Great Britain's first home team for a World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals, with the 2022 edition taking place in Saundersfoot, Wales from 14-16 October. Glover, who began her celebrated rowing career with the GB Rowing Team Start talent development programme at the University of Bath, will contest the women's single sculls on the Pembrokeshire coast. “I’m really enjoying trying something new and to take...
Young people under the care of Bristol Children’s Hospital got to try out a wide range of sports including skeleton, rowing, climbing and archery when the first-ever Make a Move! event took place at the Team Bath Sports Training Village on Saturday. Olympic Champion Amy Williams and Paralympic medallists Dimitri Coutya, Andy Lewis and Stephanie Millward were among the inspirational sports stars who helped the youngsters and their families get active during a fun-packed day....
Young athletes looking to maximise their potential and progress in their sporting journey are being invited to apply for the 2022-23 Team Bath Futures Athlete Development programme. It is open to sportspeople aged between 10 and 18 who compete at county/regional level or above in their chosen sport or those who show great athletic potential. They can access bespoke coaching sessions at Team Bath’s world-class Sports Training Village facilities, designed to maximise gains and reduce the...
Team Bath, the sports department for the University of Bath, is delighted to announce a new three-year partnership with Bath Building Society. The link-up between two of the city’s most recognised brands, both within the local community and nationally, will see Bath Building Society support sport and fitness at all levels within Team Bath – student, recreational and high-performance. It will also provide additional backing to the Team Bath Netball Superleague team, the University of...
Paul Stannard, who set up the hugely-successful World-Class Start development programme at the University of Bath, has been appointed as the GB Rowing Team’s new Men’s Olympic Head Coach. Stannard identified and developed the talents of double Olympic Champions Helen Glover and Heather Stanning during his nearly ten years based at the Sports Training Village, as well as Rio 2016 silver-medallist Vicky Thornley, before moving to the GB Rowing Team’s Caversham headquarters to lead the...
Tokyo 2020 Olympian Kate Shortman is among an exciting new intake of University of Bath sporting scholars for the 2021-22 academic year. Shortman, who represented Team GB in the women’s duet event this summer, is joined among the scholars by fellow artistic swimmer Daniella Lloyd. Swimmer Cam Brooker, rower Phoebe Hayden, cricketer Gemma Lane, fencer Louise Sadler, judoka Josh Shipp and sprinter Aleeya Sibbons are the other high-performing student-athletes who have received a cash award...
