University of Bath student Sam Courty won two gold medals and a silver when she represented the GB Rowing Team during a successful weekend at the 2015 International Huegel Regatta in Essen, Germany. It capped a memorable week for the 22-year-old, who also handed in her final assignment for her Sports & Exercise course. She teamed up with Emily Ford, Annie Whithers and Susie Dear for two women’s four races on Saturday, finishing runner-up to...
Helen Glover and Heather Stanning will be looking to win their first European Championship title together when they represent the GB Rowing Team in Poznan, Poland later this month. And Vicky Thornley will form an eye-catching double scull crew with Olympic champion Katherine Grainger, who is making her first international appearance since London 2012. Glover and University of Bath Sports Technology graduate Stanning are the reigning Olympic and World Champions in the women’s pair. However,...
University of Bath students are preparing for a busy Bank Holiday Weekend of sport at the BUCS Outdoor Athletics Championships and BUCS Rowing Regatta. Both national events will run from Saturday until Monday, with the athletics being staged at Bedford International Stadium. Among those representing the University will be Biochemistry student Kirsten McAslan, pictured, who won the BUCS 400m title in 2013 and is fresh from helping Great Britain claim 4x400m relay silver at the...
Chris Hotchen was named as the University of Bath’s Sports Personality of the Year during a great night for badminton at the annual Blues Awards ceremony. The Chemistry PhD student topped a poll of members of the Students’ Union Sport from a shortlist which also featured rugby player Freddie Clarke, rower Sam Courty and swimmer Jay Lelliott. He was presented with his award by the University of Bath Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dame Glynis Breakwell, pictured. Red...
Olympic and Paralympic titles, World Championship success and 27 Commonwealth Games medals are just some of the reasons that 2014 has been another unforgettable year of sport at the University of Bath. And the year ahead promises to be equally memorable, with the Modern Pentathlon European Championships and Australia’s Rugby World Cup squad both being hosted at the Sports Training Village. The undoubted highlight of 2014 came on Valentine’s Day when British Skeleton star Lizzy...
An array of talented young student athletes from across 12 sports have been awarded University of Bath scholarships. Among the 2014 scholars are athletes who have already represented their countries at Commonwealth Games, World Under-23 Championships and European Youth Championships. University of Bath students with the potential to succeed both academically and in their chosen sport can apply for the scholarships, which are awarded each year. The scholarships are supported by alumni and friends of...
University of Bath sporting alumni Helen Glover added a World Championship gold to the Olympic rowing title she won at London 2012 last year. Glover won gold in the women’s pair partnering Polly Swann at the World Championships on Lake Tangeum in Korea on Saturday. It was Glover’s first World Championship gold following a pair of silvers in 2010 and 2011 with University of Bath Sports Technology graduate Heather Stanning, with whom also struck gold...
BBC One’s Superstars 2012 one-off Olympic special was screened on Saturday 29 December. Sixteen British Olympic medallists from London 2012 battled it out for supremacy for show, much of which was filmed at the University of Bath Sports Training Village last month. University of Bath Sports Performance student and Bath Intensive Training Centre swimmer Michael Jamieson was among the eight guys in action. The Olympic silver medallist was joined by 5000m and 10000m gold medallist...
Athletes with strong University of Bath links had their London 2012 successes recognised in the New Year’s Honours List, which was announced this morning (Saturday). Rowers Heather Stanning, Helen Glover and Dave Smith were made MBEs in the list. Stanning, a University of Bath Sports Technology graduate, and Glover, teamed up to win Britain’s first gold medal of the London 2012 Olympics and became the first ever GB women’s crew to win Olympic rowing gold....
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...
