VIDEO: How student-athletics squad maximise potential on and off the track at the University of Bath

As the nation’s top student track and field athletes prepare for this weekend’s BUCS Outdoor Championships, Team Bath TV caught up with the University of Bath’s student athletics squad to find out more about how they juggle the dual demands of sport and education. The Blue and Gold, coached by Colin Bovell at the University’s world-renowned Sports Training Village, have an impressive record in BUCS competition over the years and will field nearly 50 athletes...

03 May 2018

GB boost for synchronised swimmer Ila Brandimarte ahead of Glasgow 2018 European Championships

Team Bath Synchro Club’s Ila Brandimarte is aiming to compete at this summer’s European Championships in Glasgow after receiving a double boost in her bid for Great Britain selection. Italian-born Brandimarte won a silver medal in the Tech Solo event at the 2018 Swim England Synchronised Swimming National Championships, just a day after being told that her application for British citizenship had been successful. She has been training with the British senior squad for the...

02 May 2018

Commonwealth champ Siobhan-Marie O’Connor returns to Team Bath AS to inspire next generation of swimmers

Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games champion Siobhan-Marie O'Connor returned to her roots as she visited Team Bath AS swimmers during their training at the University of Bath on Friday to show them her 200m individual medley gold medal. Swimmer Katie Butcher was chosen to present flowers to O'Connor on behalf of the team, congratulating the British Swimming National Centre star on her latest international success. Olympic medallist O'Connor has trained at the University of Bath...

01 May 2018

Home sweet home as Team Bath Netball host Dragons and Stars in Bank Holiday Weekend double header

Anna Stembridge has called on the Team Bath Netball fans to turn out in force for their Bank Holiday Weekend home double header and help the Blue and Gold get back to winning ways. Sitec-sponsored Team Bath entertain Celtic Dragons on Friday (7.30pm) and Severn Stars on Monday (5pm), with the coaches and players determined to re-energise their Vitality Superleague campaign after back-to-back defeats on the road against table-topping Wasps and second-placed benecosMavericks. Superleague Head...

01 May 2018

City of Bath rhythmic gymnasts feature in CBBC TV programme Gym Stars after colourful Rainbow weekend

A new television series is starting on CBBC today (May 1), going behind the scenes with City of Bath Rhythmic Gymnastics Club as they train at the University of Bath Sports Training Village. Gym Stars, which will be shown at 5.45pm on Tuesdays and will also be available on iPlayer, features the young City of Bath gymnasts as they prepare for competition in the Team Bath Arena, capturing the emotions and drama as they pursue...

01 May 2018

Terrific Turkey run sees Team Bath Tennis ace Anna Smith reach WTA Tour final in Istanbul

Team Bath Tennis player Anna Smith reached her first women’s doubles final of 2018 following an excellent run at the 2018 Istanbul Cup in Turkey, a WTA Tour competition. GB Fed Cup player Smith and partner Xenia Knoll of Switzerland came through a tough opening match on the clay against Raluca Olaro and Yana Sizikova 6-2 4-6 10-7 before easing to a 6-2 6-2 victory over Nicola Geuer and Priscilla Hon in the last eight....

30 April 2018

Two medals and five top-ten finishes for Pentathlon GB at Milan Kadlec Memorial in Prague

Zoe Davison and University of Bath student Charlie Follett won silver and bronze medals during a successful visit to the Milan Kadlec Memorial junior competition in Prague for Pentathlon GB athletes. It was a first career international medal for Davison and a second for Psychology student Follett, while Kerenza Bryson made it three Brits in the top ten in the women’s final as she came home seventh. Holly Parker was 12th and Thompson Education Trust...

29 April 2018

England Hockey Awards nomination for Team Bath Buccaneers after exceptional indoor season

Team Bath Buccaneers have been shortlisted in the Men’s Team of the Year category at the 2018 England Hockey Awards. It is in recognition of the indoor team reaching the final of the national Jaffa Super 6s competition for the first time in their history. Also in contention for the award are Ashmoor Men’s 1st XI, Bishops Stortford Men’s 5th XI, Leeds Adel Men’s 1st XI, K Sport Men’s 2nd XI, Marlow U18 Boys Team,...

28 April 2018

Anna Hopkin win Sports Personality prize as 2018 Blues Awards celebrate both student sport and Winter Olympics

Swimmer Anna Hopkin has capped an excellent few months of competition by being voted by her fellow students as the University of Bath Sports Personality of the Year at the 2018 Blues Awards – the annual celebration of student sport. The Sports & Exercise Science student and MJ Church Ambassador, also supported by a Thompson Education Trust Scholarship, received the accolade after representing her country at both the 2017 World University Games in Taipei and...

27 April 2018

Somerset Senior Cup final, sevens tournaments and England duty continue busy period for University rugby players

The University of Bath men’s rugby club will play Weston Hornets RFC in the final of the Somerset Senior Cup on Friday (7.30pm). The IKON Construction-sponsored team beat the first XVs of Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon in the last eight and semi-finals respectively. Chris Lilley, who is coaching the Blue & Gold, said: “This is the tenth year the University has entered into the Somerset Senior Cup, a competition we are proud to be involved in....

26 April 2018