University of Bath student-athletes won 27 medals, six of them gold, across four different sports when they represented The SU Bath at BUCS Nationals 2026 in Sheffield. The top-performing individual athlete was swimmer Jack Skerry who won both the 50m and 100m backstroke titles at Ponds Forge. The US Foundation Scholar also struck gold for Bath in the 4x100m medley relay with Christian Ryan, Matt Ward and Cam Brooker. The latter, an Ivor Powell Scholar,...
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...
David McNulty, the University of Bath-based coach behind dozens of Olympic, World and Commonwealth swimming successes, has been presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the British Swimming Coaches Association (BSCA). McNulty, who has been Lead Coach of the Aquatics GB Bath Performance Centre for the past 17 years, also received a Coaching Award of Excellence accolade in the 2025 BSCA Annual Awards. On presenting the Lifetime Achievement Award, the BSCA said: “Dave McNulty has...
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...
Want to swim between lectures, serve up some rallies on the tennis and badminton courts, shoot some hoops indoors or outdoors, or join a group of friends for five-a-side football? University of Bath students can do all this and more for FREE with the student-exclusive Sports Pass! Simply take your library card to the Team Bath Sports Training Village reception to activate your Sports Pass and gain access to a host of daily activities in our inspirational sporting facilities on campus. These include: ...
