The University of Bath men’s 1st XV will start their 2024-25 BUCS Super Rugby season during Freshers’ Week with a home match against Durham. The squad, sponsored by Bath Building Society and Rengen, will be hoping for a big attendance when they run out at the Sports Training Village on Wednesday 27th September – entry is free! Click here to see the full fixture list.
University of Bath-based swimmers Freya Anderson, Tom Dean and Jacob Whittle contested their first finals of the week as the Paris 2024 Olympic Games fully got under way on Saturday. Dean and Whittle, both members of the hugely-successful Aquatics GB Bath Performance Centre squad coached by David McNulty, teamed up with Matt Richards – formerly of Bath – and Duncan Scott to place fifth in an outstanding men’s 4x100m freestyle relay final. That came after...
New research on grassroots sports clubs in England carried out by the University of Bath and commissioned by Access Sport sheds light on the ability of these clubs to give young people a sense of belonging and strengthen communities. Almost all children who took part in the "Building Stronger Communities" study said they felt a sense of belonging and emotional connection when attending inclusive grassroots sports clubs that have been supported by Access Sport’s programmes...
University of Bath-based para-triathlete Michael Taylor will be looking to continue his medal-winning form when he heads to Paris next month for his second Paralympic Games. Taylor, who trains with the British Triathlon Bath National Performance Centre squad at the Team Bath Sports Training Village, has been on the podium in four of his five World Triathlon Para Series international races during 2024, winning gold in three of them. If he can continue that form...
University of Bath student Charlie Brown has been called into the Team GB modern pentathlon squad for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as an injury replacement for Pentathlon GB team-mate Myles Pillage. Brown, who studies Sports Management and Coaching, will make his Olympic debut alongside reigning champion Joe Choong in the men’s competition, which starts on Thursday 8th August with the final on Saturday 10th. “I am incredibly grateful for this opportunity,” said the 21-year-old...
Olympic swimming coach David McNulty says he is proud to accept the award of an honorary degree from the University of Bath, the institution where he has delivered his globally-renowned training programme for the past 16 years. McNulty, who heads to Paris this week for his sixth Games as part of the Team GB coaching staff, has guided swimmers – including reigning champions Tom Dean and Freya Anderson – to 11 Olympic medals during his...
When it comes to Olympians inspiring the next generation, Team GB rugby 7s player Grace Crompton is very much walking the walking – or sprinting the sprint in her case. Crompton, who studied Sports Management and Coaching at the University of Bath, is putting the knowledge she gained from her degree to good use by working with young sportspeople on the Team Bath Futures talent development programme. Renowned for her lightning pace on the rugby...
University of Bath-based Kerenza Bryson warmed up for her Olympics debut in fine style as she struck gold for Pentathlon GB at the 2024 European Senior Championships in Budapest, Hungary. She also won women’s team silver with individual bronze-medalist Emma Whitaker and Politics & International Relations student Alex Bousfield, who had joined forces earlier in the week to win a brilliant gold in the women’s relay. Bryson, one of four Bath-based modern pentathletes selected to...
University of Bath graduate Tim Nurse says he “will do everything I can to help” Team GB win men’s hockey gold after being named as a travelling reserve for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Nurse, who was supported by a King Scholarship while studying Sports Performance at the University from 2017 to 2021, is part of the wider 18 travelling to the Stade Yves-du-Manoir for this summer’s championships. While he is disappointed not to be...
Three international swimmers who have successfully combined training and studying at the University of Bath are celebrating after qualifying to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Chemical Engineering student Henrique Mascarenhas will represent Angola in the 100m freestyle, while Ridhwan Mohamed – who studies Automotive Engineering with Business Management – will contest the 400m freestyle for Kenya on the opening day of competition in the Paris La Defense Arena. Tobi Sijuade, who continues to...
