Swimming scholar Thomas Tsiopanis is Budapest-bound after first World Championships selection

University of Bath sporting scholar Thomas Tsiopanis has thanked coach Mark Skimming after being selected to compete at the 2017 World Swimming Championships. The Sports Performance student, who is supported by a Santander Sports Scholarship and trains in the Sports Training Village London 2012 Legacy Pool, will represent his native Cyprus at the Championships, taking place in Budapest, Hungary, from July 14-30. Tsiopanis said: “I am really excited to be selected for my first World...

17 May 2017

Team Bath Netball keep up Final Four push with Superleague success at Team Northumbria

Team Bath Netball will go into this week's final home match of the 2017 Vitality Superleague season on the back of five straight wins after recording a well-earned 56-44 success at Team Northumbria on Monday. The Sitec-sponsored Blue & Gold were made to work hard for the win in Newcastle but had the edge throughout, with all 12 players playing their part in another impressive performance. The result means Team Bath stay level on points...

16 May 2017

Golden hat-trick for wheelchair fencers Piers Gilliver and Dmitri Coutya at Netherlands World Cup

University of Bath-based wheelchair fencers Piers Gilliver and Dmitri Coutya won a hat-trick of gold medals during an outstanding weekend at the IWAS World Cup in Stadskanaal, the Netherlands. Rio 2016 silver-medallist Gilliver, a sporting ambassador for Team Bath partners MJ Church, continued his superb start to the Tokyo 2020 cycle by winning the Category A epee title. Coutya, who joined Gilliver at the Sports Training Village post Rio, made history for the British Disabled...

15 May 2017

Blue and Gold quartet help England U21s retain Netball Europe crown

Four rising Team Bath Netball stars helped England U21s successfully defend their Netball Europe title in Glasgow, Scotland, over the weekend. University of Bath Sports Performance student Paige Reed, supported by a Santander Sports Scholarship, started all three matches alongside Blue and Gold team-mates Tash Pavelin – who studies Natural Sciences – and Abi Robson. Shona O’Dywer was also in the starting seven for the 78-23 victory over Northern Ireland that got England off to...

15 May 2017

New PBs for King and Gale as student athlete Bethany Close earns first England call-up

David King got his outdoor season off to a flying start during an encouraging weekend of action for athletes who train at the University of Bath. The Sports Performance graduate, a sporting ambassador for Team Bath partners MJ Church, set a new personal best of 13.49 as he won his 110m hurdles heat at the Meeting Elite de Montgeron-Essonne in France before finishing runner-up in the final in 13.57. King, coached by James Hillier at...

15 May 2017

More Start success as emerging GB rowing duo earn first senior selection at Europeans

Frazier Christie and Sara Parfett are set to become the latest graduates of the successful GB Rowing Team Start Programme at the University of Bath to represent their country at a senior championships. Both have been selected in a 50-strong GB squad for the 2017 European Rowing Championships, taking place in Racice, Czech Republic, from May 26-28. They follow a trail blazed by some of the most famous names in the sport – double Olympic...

12 May 2017

Hot-shot Emma Stacey helps England to team silver at World Shooting Champs

University of Bath student Emma Stacey helped England win a superb team silver when she contested the CPSA/NSCA World English Sporting Clay-Pigeon Shooting Championships in the United States. The Politics & International Relations student, who is supported by a Santander Sports Scholarship, also finished 14th in the individual competition – a nine-place improvement on her previous Worlds showing – and was the top Brit with seventh spot in the main preliminary event. The championships took...

09 May 2017

Sensational Superleague contest sees Team Bath Netball fend off Wasps to boost top-four hopes

Team Bath Netball produced an outstanding performance to hold off a fierce fightback from Wasps and record a memorable win in a sensational game of Vitality Netball Superleague at the University of Bath on Monday. The Sitec-sponsored Blue and Gold were in fantastic form in both defence and attack as they forged into a 44-35 lead going into the final quarter of a match sponsored by The Royal High School, Bath, and shown live on...

08 May 2017

Team Bath Synchro Club win first-ever National medal as plans unveiled for unique and self-sustainable future

Star swimmer and Great Britain squad member Ilaria Brandimarte won the first major medal of Team Bath Synchronised Swimming Club's short history at the 2017 National Championships in late April as the club revealed its plans for leading the light in UK synchronised swimming. Brandimarte, who is also chairwoman of Team Bath Synchro Club, claimed bronze in the tech solo event with an "elegant" performance to contemporary Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi's 'Experience'. The medal was the Italy-born swimmer's...

08 May 2017

Team Bath AS swimmers bag many medals at South West Champs

Team Bath AS youth swimmers enjoyed a successful trip to Plymouth as they took on the best swimmers in the region at the annual South West Swimming Championships. The 24-strong squad shook up the competition, winning more medals than expected as they came home with 21 in total and a large number of personal best times. The team reached 55 finals in total, recorded seven top-ten finishes in the 400m events and four in the...

07 May 2017