Five University of Bath–based judo players, including the brother and sister pair of Ben and Megan Fletcher, were today (Tuesday) named in the England team to compete at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The Fletchers (pictured right) are joined in the team by Jan Gosiewski, currently studying for a Biomechanics PhD at the University of Bath, as well as graduate Tom Reed and by Gary Hall, meaning Bath judokas take up five places on England’s...
Nine University of Bath based swimmers were today (Wednesday) selected to represent England at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The list includes three swimmers who medalled at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealths, two University of Bath students and five Commonwealth Games debutants. Joe Roebuck, Lizzie Simmonds and Chris Walker-Hebborn won medals at Delhi four years ago and train at British Swimming’s National Training Centre for Swimming at the University, where they are coached by Dave McNulty...
University of Bath-based swimmer and graduate Michael Jamieson was today (Wednesday) named in the Scotland team to compete at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The 25-year-old, who trains at the British Gas National Centre for Swimming at the University, will contest the 100m and 200m breaststroke at the Games. He won silver for Scotland in the 200m breaststroke at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealths and followed that up with silver for Great Britain at the London...
University of Bath-based swimmer Siobhan-Marie O’Connor set a 200m individual medley English record last night (Sunday) to win her second gold medal of the 2014 British Gas Swimming Championships in Glasgow. The 18-year-old, who trains at British Swimming's National Centre for Swimming at the University, added the medley title to the 200m freestyle gold and 100m butterfly silver she won earlier in the championships. O'Connor (right) set a new 200m IM record of 2:09.71, well...
Bath-based swimmers including Andrew Willis, Siobhan-Marie O’Connor and Chris Walker-Hebborn will this week battle for places at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The competition for places on the Scottish team got underway at last week’s Scottish Gas National Open Swimming Championships. Attention now turns to the British Gas Swimming Championships, which begin today (Thursday 10 April) and run to 15 April and are part of the selection processes for both the England and Scotland teams...
University of Bath-based swimmers will be out in force this week as the battle for places on England’s team for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games gets underway. The University is home to British Swimming’s National Centre for Swimming, where some of the country’s top swimmers train. The competition for places on the Scottish team got underway at last week’s Scottish Gas National Open Swimming Championships. Attention now turns to the British Gas Swimming Championships, which...
University of Bath graduate Michael Jamieson set qualification times for the Scotland Commonwealth Games team for both the 100m and 200m breaststroke at the Scottish National Open Swimming Championships. Jamieson, silver medallist for Scotland in the 200m breaststroke at the Commonwealths in Delhi four years ago, posted a qualification time of 2:08.01 to win the 200m breaststroke final. The Sports Performance graduate, who trains at British Swimming’s National Centre for Swimming at the University of...
University of Bath-based swimmer Jemma Lowe aims to add to the bronze medal she won for Wales four years ago when she competes at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The double Olympian transferred to train at British Swimming's National Centre for Swimming at the University of Bath last year and says it's the perfect place for her to prepare for Glasgow and then the Rio Olympics in 2016. "I've got everything I need to be...
Olympic and Commonwealth silver medallist Michael Jamieson hopes to take a step closer to sealing a place at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games when he competes at this week’s Scottish Gas National Open Swimming Championships. The championships, which run from Thursday to Sunday (3 to 6 April), is the first selection event for swimmers aiming to represent Scotland at this summer’s Commonwealths. The first batch of Team Scotland swimmers will be selected after the Scottish...
University of Bath swimmers produced some strong performances at the Mediterranean Open in Marseilles, their last competition before the British Championships. Will Harrison won gold in the 200m backstroke and bronze in the 100m backstroke, both in personal bests. Jay Lelliott (right), a Sports Performance student and Santander Sports Scholar at the University, took silver in the 200m butterfly final with a personal best time of 2:00.80 and bronze in the 400m freestyle. Tilly Gray...
