Second Invictus Games selection is “an honour and privilege” for Team Bath athlete and rower Kelly Ganfield

Army veteran Kelly Ganfield, who trains at the University of Bath, says it is “an honour and privilege’ to be selected to represent the UK at her second Invictus Games. Ganfield, who works with Team Bath strength and conditioning coach George Studd and sprint guide runner Mikail Huggins (pictured) at the Sports Training Village, is in a 72-strong team of wounded, injured and sick service personnel and veterans heading to the 2018 Games in Sydney,...

16 May 2018

New Orleans Saints defensive end Alex Jenkins prepares for new NFL season at University of Bath STV

American Footballer Alex Jenkins has praised the University of Bath as “the best sports uni in the UK” after using its world-renowned training facilities to step up his preparations for the 2018-19 NFL season. Jenkins, a defensive end for the New Orleans Saints, spent two weeks working out at the Sports Training Village during a recent close-season return to his home city of Bath. Following a bespoke programme put together by Team Bath physiotherapist Katy...

15 May 2018

Shooting stars and defensive dynamo help Team Bath Netball quell Storm surge to continue winning May

Outstanding shooting backed up by inspired defending helped Team Bath Netball come through a tough challenge at Surrey Storm on Saturday to record a third win on the bounce in the Vitality Netball Superleague. Commonwealth gold-medallist Kadeen Corbin converted all 25 of her shots during a fantastic display and goal-attack Sophie Drakeford-Lewis also boasted a 100 per cent conversion rate as the Sitec-sponsored Blue & Gold came away with a 56-51 away victory against an...

14 May 2018

Pre-exams boost for Mathematics student Joe Choong as he secures wider-podium place at Modern Pentathlon World Cup

University of Bath student Joe Choong produced one of the most consistent performances of his modern pentathlon career to date to finish a fine fifth at World Cup 3 in Hungary. The Pentathlon GB athlete and MJ Church Ambassador starts his final Mathematics exams next week so is not in peak condition but he showed tremendous character and skill to impress across all five disciplines in Sunday’s final. Choong clocked 2:02.98 for the 200m freestyle...

09 May 2018

Brilliant Bank Holiday Weekend for University of Bath athletes and rowers at national BUCS competitions

University of Bath students won a fantastic 14 medals during a brilliant Bank Holiday Weekend at the BUCS Outdoor Athletics Championships in Bedford and the BUCS Rowing Regatta in Nottingham. Sports Performance student Cameron Chalmers, supported by a Thompson Education Trust scholarship, won the fifth individual gold medal of his BUCS athletics career as he led a Blue and Gold one-two in the 400m. Chalmers, coached by James Hillier and fresh from representing Guernsey at...

08 May 2018

Team Bath Netball turn up the heat on baking Bank Holiday Monday to see off Severn Stars

Team Bath Netball produced what Player of the Match Layla Guscoth described as a “championship quarter” to set up an ultimately convincing 51-35 victory over Severn Stars in Bank Holiday Monday’s Vitality Superleague West Country derby. A strong opening 15 minutes saw the Sitec-sponsored Blue and Gold take a five-goal lead but the second quarter was much more tightly contested as Stars fought back to close the gap to three. However, on what was the...

07 May 2018

Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games medallists celebrated at parade ahead of Team Bath Netball match

The sparkling achievements of University of Bath-based medallists from the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games were celebrated on Bank Holiday Monday when they were paraded in front of an appreciative four-figure crowd at Team Bath Netball's Vitality Superleague match against Severn Stars. Athlete Eilidh Doyle and triathlete Vicky Holland, who both won silver in Australia, were joined on court by British Swimming National Centre stars Siobhan-Marie O’Connor, James Guy, Cameron Kurle and Chloe Tutton plus...

07 May 2018

Fantastic first half sets up Blue & Gold for big win over Celtic Dragons during happy homecoming for Commonwealth heroes

It was a happy homecoming for Team Bath Netball – and Commonwealth Games champions Eboni Beckford-Chambers and Kadeen Corbin – as they beat Celtic Dragons 66-39 in the Vitality Superleague on Friday. In their first game at the Team Bath Arena for two months, the Sitec-sponsored Blue and Gold treated the four-figure crowd to a scintillating first-half display as they stormed into a 39-13 lead. Dragons showed tremendous spirit to win the third quarter 17-10...

04 May 2018

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