Good news for Pentathlon GB stars as qualification process is finalised for rescheduled Tokyo Olympic Games

Pentathlon GB athletes based at the University of Bath will have until mid-June of 2021 to set the qualification standard for the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Joe Choong, Jamie Cooke and Kate French – who had already met the qualification criteria through their performances in 2019 – have also been told they remain eligible for Team GB selection under the new guidelines set out by the UIPM, modern pentathlon’s international governing body. Under the...

02 May 2020

Lacrosse international Joshua Yeoman voted as University of Bath Sports Personality of the Year in 2020 Blues Awards

International lacrosse player Joshua Yeoman has been voted by his fellow student-athletes as the University of Bath’s Sports Personality of the Year in the 2020 Blues Awards. The Aerospace Engineering student had not played the sport before arriving at Bath in 2015, having previously played rugby as a junior, but he quickly progressed through the men’s teams and also represented Bath City Lacrosse Club before earning selection into the Wales senior team, with whom he...

01 May 2020

Triathlon coach Blair Cartmell raises more than £1,000 for NHS charities after taking on Around The World In One Day cycling challenge

University of Bath triathlon coach Blair Cartmell has raised more than £1,000 for NHS charities after cycling 240 miles in his living room as part of Around The World in One Day challenge. Blair had been hoping to raise £1 per mile when he took on the challenge on Thursday but far exceeded that, with his current total – once Gift Aid has been included – now standing at nearly £1,100. He was among 80...

24 April 2020

World medallist Freya Anderson among five new faces joining British Swimming National Centre at University of Bath

World, European and Commonwealth medallist Freya Anderson is among five Olympic hopefuls joining the British Swimming National Centre based at the University of Bath Sports Training Village. Nineteen-year-old freestyler Anderson will be coached full-time by David McNulty after spending time in Bath over the past 12 months as part of a phased transition from her current club, Ellesmere College. “I’m really excited to get going in Bath and it’s a really good environment down there...

21 April 2020

Thriving student programme and school partnerships help Team Bath Tennis secure LTA Education Excellence award for South West

Team Bath Tennis has been shortlisted for a national award having been named this week by the Lawn Tennis Association as its South West regional winner for Education Excellence. All five regional winners go forward to the national judging panel with results expected soon. Team Bath Tennis, part of the University of Bath, operates alongside a number of local education partners, including Prior Park College and Ralph Allen School, and Director of Tennis Barry Scollo...

20 April 2020

Former Team Bath BUCS Super Rugby scrum-half Luca Petrozzi joins Italian Pro14 club Benetton Rugby

Former University of Bath BUCS Super Rugby player Luca Petrozzi has joined professional Italian club Benetton Rugby for the 2020-21 Pro14 season. The talented scrum-half, who studied Modern Languages & History, has represented Venice-based Rugby San Dona in the Top12 league since 2016 but has been training on a weekly basis with Benetton for the past year as part of a talent development programme. He has made five appearances for the Green & Whites in...

16 April 2020

Former Team Bath netballer Layla Guscoth returns to work in NHS hospital and help fight coronavirus

Former Team Bath Netball defender Layla Guscoth has returned to the UK to provide her medical services at a hospital in Birmingham during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. Guscoth, who completed a two-year Foundation postgraduate medical training programme while playing for the Blue & Gold from 2016 to 2018, was due to be stepping up her return from an Achilles tendon injury sustained while representing England at last year’s Netball World Cup. She had flown back...

04 April 2020

Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games officially rescheduled for summer of 2021

Sportspeople training at the University of Bath have new target dates to work towards after the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games were officially rescheduled for the summer of 2021. The Olympic Games will now take place between July 23 and August 8, 2021 ,while the Paralympic Games have been rearranged for August 24 to September 5, 2021. The Games have been moved from this year due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjd_hH0QX8o

01 April 2020

Regular exercise helps keep the immune system healthy, say University researchers

Keeping up regular exercise, even when you are stuck at home, is a way of keeping your immune system healthy, say University of Bath researchers. Leading physiologists, Dr James Turner and Dr John Campbell have considered the effects of exercise on our immune system and say it is widely-agreed that regular, moderate-intensity exercise is beneficial for immunity. It can help the immune system find and deal with pathogens, and in the long term, regular exercise...

30 March 2020

Decision to postpone Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games welcomed by sporting bodies based at University of Bath

The decision to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Olympic & Paralympic Games until the summer of 2021 has been welcomed by athletes and sport national governing bodies who train at the University of Bath. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Japanese Government took the decision on Tuesday in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic and the impact it has had on athletes’ training and preparation. Sara Heath, CEO of Pentathlon GB whose national training centre...

24 March 2020