Class acts – sporty schoolkids from South West take part in Summer School Games at STV

Hundreds of youngsters from across the South West demonstrated their sporting skills in the inspirational surroundings of the University of Bath Sports Training Village (STV) on Wednesday as they competed in the Summer School Games. Pupils from Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucester who had qualified through previous competitions took part in the annual event, which was organised by the West of England Sports Trust (Wesport). They made full use...

05 July 2017

Team Bath Tennis duo all set to start Wimbledon 2017 doubles campaigns

Team Bath MCTA Tennis professionals Anna Smith and Marcus Daniell are all set to begin their Wimbledon 2017 doubles campaigns. Smith (pictured) and partner Nicole Melichar, from the United States, will start their women’s doubles challenge against Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova – a former French Open and US Open singles champion – and Kristina Mladenovic of France on Court 9 on Wednesday. Smith and Melichar go into the tournament on the back of reaching the semi-finals at Eastbourne last week. [caption...

05 July 2017

Fighting fit – modern-day jousters put to the test in Physio & Sports Science Centre

Today’s jousters are the ultimate all-round athletes, combining similar levels of fitness and strength to a professional footballer, a top tennis player and a Formula 1 driver, according to research by the Team Bath Physio & Sports Science Centre. As part of the pre-season preparation for jousting tournaments at castles across the country, English Heritage jouster Roy Murray was put through his paces by Applied Sports Scientist Jonathan Robinson at the University of Bath, undergoing a...

04 July 2017

Wheelchair fencers Gilliver and Coutya win World Cup medals and British Fencing Awards

There was plenty for University of Bath-based wheelchair fencers Piers Gilliver and Dimitri Coutya to celebrate over the weekend at both the World Cup in Poland and the British Fencing Annual Awards Ceremony. MJ Church ambassador Gilliver won his third Category A epee gold of 2017 at the Warsaw World Cup before being named as Athlete of the Year in the British Fencing Awards following his silver medal at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Training...

03 July 2017

London calling as University of Bath-based athletes impress at World Championships trials

Eilidh Doyle and David King booked their places at the London 2017 IAAF World Championships by winning gold during an excellent weekend for University of Bath-based athletes at the British Athletics Team Trials in Birmingham. Emily Diamond also clinched her spot in the GB squad for the Worlds, as did University alumni Danny Talbot and Jack Green, while Leon Reid set the qualifying standard for next month’s global championships with a huge personal best. Sport...

02 July 2017

University of Bath students to make history at 2017 Henley Royal Regatta

Four crews will represent the University of Bath at the 2017 Henley Royal Regatta this week, including its first-ever women’s crew to qualify for the world-famous event. Management Masters student Steph Clutterbuck and Laura Macro, who studies Sports & Exercise Science, successfully came through the qualification regatta to take their place in The Women’s Double Sculls competition. It capped a great week for the duo, supported by Santander and Matrix Sporting Scholarships respectively, who won...

28 June 2017

Superleague stars and rising talent rewarded at Team Bath Netball end-of-season awards

Team Bath Netball celebrated the 2017 season when the Superleague, U21 and U19 squads got together for the annual Player of the Season awards dinner. Attacking ace Rachel Shaw won the Superleague Players’ Player prize, while the Coaches’ Player award went to star defender Layla Guscoth after a season where the Sitec-sponsored Blue and Gold reached the Final Four. MJ Church ambassador Samantha Cook won the public vote for Fans’ Player of the Year and...

27 June 2017

Liam Broady takes step closer to joining fellow Team Bath Tennis aces at Wimbledon 2017

Team Bath MCTA Tennis player Liam Broady is just two wins away from a place in the Wimbledon men’s singles main draw after starting his qualifying campaign in fine style on Monday. Broady, coached by Dave Sammel and Ian MacDonald at the University of Bath, took less than an hour to beat Canada’s Frank Dancevic 6-2 6-3 on Court 16 at Roehampton. Next up in round two is fellow Brit Marcus Willis, who famously faced...

26 June 2017

England call on Team Bath hockey players as Buccaneers star helps Ireland to Hamburg Masters title

A number of talented Team Bath Buccaneers players, including twins Olivia and Sophie Hamilton, have been named in England Hockey National Age-Group Squads for this summer’s international matches. The sisters (pictured), who both attend Kings Bruton School in Somerset, were part of the successful Buccs women’s 1st XI squad that won promotion to the Investec Women’s Hockey League during the 2016-17 season, their first with the club. They have been selected to represent England U16s...

26 June 2017

Eilidh Doyle warms up for London 2017 trials with Euro Team Athletics Champs win

University of Bath-based Eilidh Doyle recorded a season’s-best time as she claimed 400m hurdles victory for Great Britain at the European Team Athletics Championships in Lille, France. The Rio 2016 medallist, coached by Brian Doyle at the Sports Training Village, eased away from the field to secure a clear victory in 54.60. “That’s what I was looking for, no big stutters and putting together a technically much better race,” she said. “Even there it wasn’t...

25 June 2017