Jamie Cooke and Joe Choong fall just short of podium in Modern Pentathlon Euro Champs opener

On the day that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games schedule was released, it was two Rio 2016 Olympians that joined forces for Pentathlon GB as Jamie Cooke and Joe Choong finished fourth in the men’s relay at the European Championships in Hungary. It was the second time in three years that the University of Bath-based duo had teamed up in the European relay and their 2016 result was repeated as the Brits narrowly missed out...

18 July 2018

Crew Bath hold off Bristol challenge to win rowing bronze for GB at European Universities Games

The University of Bath Rowing Club’s lightweight men’s quadruple scull won bronze in a thrilling final on Wednesday as they represented Great Britain at the 2018 European Universities Games in Coimbra, Portugal. James Martin, Max Valentine, John Laurenson and Tom Bowles managed to hold off a challenge from the University of Bristol to take third place in 6:45.53, two-tenths of a second ahead of their fellow Brits from the South West. The Karlsruhe Institute of...

18 July 2018

Girls take gold in first away competition as Team Bath Rhythmic Gymnastics soar at Butterfly Cup

Five groups from Team Bath Rhythmic Gymnastics competed at the i-star Academy Butterfly Cup in Brighton over the weekend, each of them coming home with medals. In the U8s section, called the Caterpillar Cup, Team Bath’s pink group of Ayana, Diana, Emily, Nicole and Patricia came home with a gold medal for their delightful ball routine. Also in the novice section, the blue group of Annie, Chloe, Megan and Myla performed their uplifting ball routine...

18 July 2018

Team Bath Netball Superleague stars reflect on 2018 at end-of-season awards dinner

Kadeen Corbin, Layla Guscoth, Mia Ritchie and Jazz Scott all won awards when Team Bath Netball’s Superleague squad staged their end-of-season dinner at the Apex City of Bath Hotel on Saturday. England Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Corbin won a hotly-contested public vote to take home the coveted Fans’ Player of the Year title, while centre Ritchie won the Players’ Player award. The coaches’ choice as Player of the Year was goal-defence Guscoth, who has returned to...

17 July 2018

BUCS Super Rugby trio become latest University of Bath players to sign for Bath Rugby Academy

Will Britton, Jack Davies and Tom Doughty have become the latest University of Bathrugby players to sign senior Academy contracts with Gallagher Premiership club Bath Rugby. All three have played major roles for the Blue and Gold during the first two seasons of the national BUCS Super Rugby competition, with second-row forward Britton wearing the captain’s armband both years. Sports Performance student Doughty, a prolific try-scorer at hooker, will take over the captaincy for the...

16 July 2018

Team Bath Buccaneers players help England Boys make winning start to 2018 EuroHockey Youth Championships

Team Bath Buccaneers duo Louis Wrenn and Stuart Rushmere are both playing for the England Hockey U18 Boys squad at the 2018 EuroHockey Youth Championships in Santander, Spain. Rushmere was on target twice as an England side, coached by Team Bath Head Hockey Coach Jody Paul, began the tournament with a 7-0 win over Poland on Sunday. England will also play Pool A matches against Germany on Tuesday and host country Spain on Wednesday, looking...

15 July 2018

Crew Bath lightweight men’s quad representing Great Britain at 2018 European Universities Games

The University of Bath lightweight men’s quadruple scull rowing crew have been selected to represent Great Britain at the 2018 European Universities Games in Coimbra, Portugal this week. Tom Bowles, John Laurenson, James Martin and Max Valentine will line up in the heats at 1pm BST on Tuesday, racing for lanes ahead of the final on Wednesday. The Crew Bath quartet earned their place in the 106-strong British Universities squad after impressing at the BUCS...

14 July 2018

Graduation one day, BUCS Sportswoman of the Year the next – swimmer Anna Hopkin’s unforgettable 2018 continues

Swimmer Anna Hopkin’s outstanding 2018 continued as she was named as BUCS [British Universities & Colleges Sport] Sportswoman of the Year, just a day after graduating from the University of Bath. MJ Church ambassador Hopkin, who was shortlisted alongside Edinburgh’s Eilidh Gibson (canoe slalom) and Nottingham’s Maria Tsaptsinos (table tennis), received the honour during Thursday’s BUCS Conference and Awards Dinner at the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol. It comes during a...

13 July 2018

From lacrosse beginner to representing Wales at World Championships in three years for student Joshua Yeoman

He arrived at the University of Bath three years ago seeking a new sporting challenge, now Joshua Yeoman is representing Wales on the global stage at the 2018 FIL World Lacrosse Championships. Joshua, an Aerospace Engineering student, had played rugby at school but suffered a broken leg shortly before moving to university and wanted to try something new. He was invited to trial for the University’s lacrosse club during Fresher’s Week and quickly found that...

12 July 2018

Former Team Bath performance analyst helped England’s bid for World Cup glory in Russia

Former Team Bath performance analyst Mike Baker has been playing a key role in England’s bid to win the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1966. Baker is one of the backroom staff who has been working with manager Gareth Southgate in Russia. A Coach Education & Sports Development graduate from the University of Bath, Baker’s first professional experience as a performance analyst came at the Sports Training Village from 2005 to 2007...

11 July 2018