Gold Coast 2018: Eboni Beckford-Chambers helps England to historic netball win as graduates go close to medals

Team Bath Netball captain Eboni Beckford-Chambers helped England record a historic victory over New Zealand and boost their chances of reaching a first-ever Commonwealth Games final at Gold Coast 2018. Beckford-Chambers had a major impact after coming on for the second half as the Roses extended their narrow 26-24 advantage to a superb 54-45 victory that ensured they topped Pool B and avoided hosts and favourites Australia in this weekend’s semi-finals. University of Bath graduates...

11 April 2018

Sporting scholars among University-based swimmers in British squad for Glasgow 2018 European Championships

Students Anna Hopkin and Tom Derbyshire are among eight University of Bath-based swimmers named in the British team for this summer’s European Championships in Glasgow. It is a first senior British selection MJ Church Ambassador Hopkin, coached by Mark Skimming and supported by a Thompson Education Trust scholarship, who will have chance to build on her impressive performances for England at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games where she won relay bronze and contested four...

11 April 2018

Plenty of home success as City of Bath Rhythmic Gymnastics Club stage grading comp at STV base

More than 60 individuals and 14 groups from ten clubs took part when City of Bath Rhythmic Gymnastics Club hosted a Zone B grading competition at the University of Bath Sports Training Village on Sunday. There was plenty of success for the host club to celebrate as they won medals in all groups, including two gold and two silver. The Espoir Level 3 Pink Group, for gymnasts aged seven and eight, saw Emily, Ayana, Nicole,...

11 April 2018

Gold Coast 2018: Swimmers finish Commonwealth Games with 12 medals as Eilidh Doyle books hurdles final place

University of Bath-based swimmers will bring home a terrific 12 medals between them from the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games after adding two more to the tally on the final day of competition in the pool. James Guy, part of the highly-successful British Swimming National Centre Bath squad that trains in the London 2012 Legacy Pool at the University’s Sports Training Village, collected his fifth medal of the week as he helped England claim silver...

10 April 2018

Judoka Ben Fletcher back on the podium after bagging bronze in Antalya Grand Prix

Team Bath judoka Ben Fletcher returned to the international podium for the third time this year when he won -100kg bronze at the Antalya Grand Prix in Turkey. The MJ Church Ambassador, coached by Juergen Klinger at the University of Bath Sports Training Village, was disappointed to have finished fifth at the previous weekend’s Tbilisi Grand Prix in Georgia. However, he put that behind him by overcoming Austria’s Aaron Fara and Danilo Pantic of Macedonia...

10 April 2018

Gold Coast 2018: Fourth medal for James Guy as netballers secure semi-final spot at Commonwealth Games

University of Bath-based swimmer James Guy won his fourth medal of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games on Monday as he took silver in the 100m butterfly. The British Swimming National Centre Bath swimmer finished runner-up to South Africa’s Chad Le Clos, who completed a clean sweep of butterfly golds at the meeting. Team Bath Netball’s Eboni Beckford-Chambers and Kadeen Corbin are guaranteed a shot at a medal later this week after helping England secure...

09 April 2018

University of Bath rugby players and coach all set for French test with England Students

Three University of Bath rugby players have been named in the England Students squad for this month’s international matches in France. Will Britton (pictured), who captained the IKON Construction-sponsored men’s 1st XV to the BUCS Super Rugby semi-finals for a second successive season, is joined in the squad by Bath Rugby Academy players Jack Edmondson and Will Partington, who play prop and full-back respectively. University of Bath Head of Rugby Aaron James is Head Coach of...

09 April 2018

England call up Team Bath Netball U21 captain Chartie Curtis for Australia tour

Team Bath Netball U21 captain Chartie Curtis has been named in the England U19 squad for this summer’s tour of Australia, two days after guiding the Blue & Gold to bronze medals in the Netball Performance League (NPL). Curtis, who is in the first year of an Economics degree at the University of Bath, successfully came through trials to secure her place in the squad of 12. The England U19s will be based at the...

09 April 2018

Gold Coast 2018: Siobhan-Marie O’Connor defends Commonwealth Games title as medal tally moves into double figures

Swimmer Siobhan-Marie O’Connor became the first University of Bath-based sportsperson to win gold at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games as she successfully defended her 200m individual medley title on Sunday. O’Connor, coached by Dave McNulty at the British Swimming National Centre Bath, was the class of the field as she finished nearly two seconds ahead of her nearest rival to claim her third medal of the week. “The time wasn’t my best but it’s...

08 April 2018

Gold Coast 2018: Triathlon silver and a bronze brace in pool for University-based trio at Commonwealth Games

Triathlete Vicky Holland and swimmers Chloe Tutton and Siobhan-Marie O’Connor took the medal tally for University of Bath-based sportspeople at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games to seven after another busy day of competition in Australia. Holland, coached by Rhys Davey in the multi-sport facilities at the Sports Training Village, helped England secure mixed team relay silver. Tutton then won Wales’ first medal in the pool at these Games, bronze in the 200m breaststroke, before...

07 April 2018