Eleven University of Bath students have been selected to represent their countries during the 2026 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, which is being contested from 6th February to 15th March. Connor Treacey (Sport Management and Coaching), co-captain of the University men’s 1st XV in BUCS Super Rugby, will also wear the armband for England, who begin their campaign against Wales. Joining Treacey in the England squad are fellow Bath Rugby Academy players James Linegar (Sport...
A Para Lioness footballer, two England U20 rugby players and aspiring Olympians in artistic swimming, judo and sailing make up the inspirational cohort of University of Bath student-athletes to be awarded sporting scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year. Maria Slade, Diamond Ayiehfor, Tate Williams, Cara Zeidler, George Riley and Matthew Rayner will all benefit from scholarship funding to help them meet the demands of training, competing and studying at an elite level. They follow in...
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...
Sporting scholar Matthew Ward hailed the “good vibe” at the University of Bath after swimmers won 17 medals, seven of them gold, and set five new records at the National Winter Short Course Championships in England and Scotland. Engineering student Ward secured four of those national record times as he completed a clean sweep of backstroke titles at the Scottish Championships in Edinburgh, clocking 23.60 in the 50m, 51.08 in the 100m and 1:50.37 in...
With the 50th anniversary approaching of the UK’s first sporting scholarships being awarded at the University of Bath, beneficiaries – including Olympic medallist Kate Shortman – joined current and prospective donors for a special reception. Shortman, a Bill Whiteley Scholar who famously won artistic swimming silver for Team GB at Paris 2024, was joined by fellow Olympian Charlie Brown (modern pentathlon, Santander Scholarship) and aspiring LA 2028 stars Jack Skerry (swimming, US Foundation) and Aleeya...
Cam Brooker recorded a golden hat-trick at his final BUCS Short Course Swimming Championships as University of Bath students won 14 medals in total at the 2025 meet in Sheffield. Fellow sporting scholars Jack Skerry and Matthew Ward also topped the podium as Bath swimmers won five gold, six silver and three bronze to place a fantastic third overall in the final team table. Brooker, an Ivor Powell Scholar who is in the final year...
University of Bath alumna Kirsty Way is celebrating the first individual World Championships medal of an excellent career representing British Gymnastics in Double Mini Trampoline. [caption id="attachment_72424" align="alignright" width="292"] Kirsty Way with her bronze medal. PHOTO CREDITS: Filippo Tomasi Photography / British Gymnastics[/caption] Way, who was supported by a King Sports Scholarship while studying Sport and Exercise Science, recorded a personal best score on her way to the women’s final where another superb routine saw...
University of Bath sporting scholar Ranjuo Tomblin capped a groundbreaking year in fitting style by becoming the first-ever male athlete to be named Artistic Swimming Athlete of the Year at The Aquatics GB Awards 2025. The Sports Performance student, who is supported by a Trendell Sports Scholarship, has won an outstanding 14 international medals during the past 12 months including Great Britain’s first World Championships medal in the Mixed Duet Free event. As well as...
Aspiring LA 2028 Olympians Matthew Ward and James Hulme are the latest winners of the Team Bath Rengen Athlete of the Month Award after capping breakthrough seasons with standout performances. Sports Performance student Hulme, part of the Pentathlon GB squad based at the University of Bath, took the honours for August after placing a fantastic fourth in the men’s final at his first senior UIPM Pentathlon World Championships in Lithuania. That came at the end...
University of Bath sporting scholars Sophie Kelly, Jayda Pechova and Alanna Pullen helped England win bronze at the 2025 Netball World Youth Cup in Gibraltar. Business student Kelly, a Bill Whiteley Scholar, and Sports Performance duo Pechova and Pullen, supported by Trendell and Alumni Fund Scholarships respectively, were part of a 12-strong squad that matched the Roses’ achievement from the last World Youth Cup in 2017. England made smooth progress through the round-robin stage, topping...
