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A photo of Oliver Lam-Watson, second from left, holding a trophy above his head after winning the Category A epee title at the 2025 British Fencing Para-Fencing National Championships. He is flanked either side by his fellow medallists and they are in front of British Fencing-branded boards featuring the numbers 2, 1 and 3 to represent finishing positions on the podium.

Bath-based GB internationals win fantastic five titles at 2025 British Fencing Para-Fencing National Championships

Paralympic medallist Oliver Lam-Watson and University of Bath student Susie Seddon-Cowell won five gold medals between them at the 2025 British Fencing Para-Fencing National Championships in Sheffield. Lam-Watson (pictured top), who trains at the Wheelchair Fencing National Training Centre based at the University’s Sports Training Village, dominated the men’s Category A events to secure the epee, foil and sabre titles. Fellow GB international Seddon-Cowell, representing University of Bath Fencing Club, enjoyed double delight in the...

28 April 2025

Team Bath Netball players celebrate in a huddle after their extra-time victory over London Mavericks in the 2025 NXT Gen League. The photo was taken by Josh Le Feuvre.

MVP Charlotte Watts coolly nets extra-time winner as Team Bath Netball edge past Mavericks again in another NXT Gen League thriller

A nerveless finish from player of the match Charlotte Watts sealed a dramatic extra-time victory for Team Bath Netball in Bristol after another NXT Gen League thriller against London Mavericks. Team Bath had rallied from seven goals down in the final quarter to win 52-51 when the teams last met in March but this time it was Mavericks who come from behind to make it 53-53 with 20 seconds of regular time remaining at Clifton...

26 April 2025

A photo of Matthew Ward splashing the water with his left fist and looking up at the scoreboard as he celebrates after winning 200m individual medley silver at the 2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships. The photo was taken by Morgan Harlow for Aquatics GB

Eight medals and World Champs places secured by University of Bath-based swimmers at 2025 Aquatics GB Championships

Silvers for sporting scholars Matthew Ward and Joshua Gammon were among eight medals won by University of Bath-based swimmers at the 2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London. Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering student Ward (pictured top) was runner-up to Olympic silver-medallist Duncan Scott in the men’s 200m individual medley, the Bill Whiteley Scholar overhauling Evan Jones and Charlie Hutchison in the closing stages of a thrilling final. There were more fireworks in the men’s...

21 April 2025

A picture of the Team Bath Netball squad wearing Easter Bunny ears following their NXT Gen League victory at Cardiff Dragons on Easter Saturday 2025

Fit-again Daisy Harrison enjoys winning NXT Gen League debut as Team Bath Netball record Easter Saturday victory at Cardiff Dragons

Team Bath Netball began the second half of the inaugural NXT Gen League season on a winning note as they recorded a 59-44 away victory over Severn rivals Cardiff Dragons on Easter Saturday. [caption id="attachment_71798" align="alignright" width="292"] Daisy Harrison made her NXT Gen League debut after recovering from a ruptured ACL[/caption] It was an excellent response to the previous week’s defeat at table-topping Loughborough Lightning, with the Blue & Gold quickly settling into their rhythm...

20 April 2025

A photo of Becky Wilde (left) holding a trophy and certificate after being named as GB Rowing Team BOA Female Olympic Athlete of the Year. She is pictured with Dame Katherine Grainger, who made the presentation.

Becky Wilde named as Female Olympic Athlete of the Year as Bath rowers past and present impress at GB Rowing Team Selection Trials

It was a successful weekend for University of Bath-based rowers past and present when they contested the 2025 GB Rowing Team Senior and U23 Selection Trials at Caversham. And there was another magical moment for Paris 2024 medallist Becky Wilde when she was named as rowing's BOA Female Olympic Athlete of the Year during the post-event presentation ceremony. Four current members of the South West Performance Development Academy (PDA), formerly known as the GB Rowing...

14 April 2025

A photo of Team Bath Netball players and coaches in a post-match huddle following their 2025 NXT Gen League victory over Birmingham Panthers. The photo was taken by Josh Le Feuvre.

Team Bath Netball end first half of NXT Gen League season with four wins and four defeats after Lightning loss

Team Bath Netball will look to build on the lessons learnt from their biggest defeat of the NXT Gen League season to date when they visit Cardiff Dragons on Easter Saturday. It was a tough afternoon for the Blue & Gold when they travelled to table-topping Loughborough Lightning, with the home side winning each quarter as they recorded a 73-40 victory. Despite the setback, Team Bath remain well placed in a highly-competitive NXT Gen League...

12 April 2025

A picture of Team Bath Judo's Anika Rabi, holding a certificate in front of a banner saying "Team Bath Rengen Athlete of the Month". She is flanked by University of Bath Director of Sport Stephen Baddeley and Performance Sport Officer Sarah Collin.

Anika Rabi’s medal momentum and hard work rewarded as Team Bath judoka is named as latest Rengen Athlete of the Month

Judoka Anika Rabi’s rapid improvement in competition results has been rewarded after she was named as the Team Bath Rengen Athlete of the Month for March. Rabi, one of more than 160 student-athletes supported in their dual careers by the Student Performance Sport Breakthrough Programme, won her first senior British Championships medal in December – bronze in the women’s -70kg division. She followed that up with silver at February’s English Open before winning gold at...

11 April 2025

A photo of University of Bath student Stephanie Hobeika racing in a SR1 car at Brands Hatch during the opening weekend of the 2025 Radical Club Challenge. The photo was taken by Ollie Read Photography.

Podium place on car-racing debut fuels F1 Academy dreams for trailblazing Bath Breakthrough student Stephanie Hobeika

University of Bath student-athlete Stephanie Hobeika has set her sights on the global F1 Academy Championship after securing a podium finish on her car-racing debut at Brands Hatch. The Integrated Design Engineering student, the only female SR1 driver in the 750 Motor Club Radical Club Challenge, secured third place in the Class C category during the second race of the season opener – all the more impressive as it came after an unfortunate breakdown in...

09 April 2025

A photo of Team Bath Netball goal-attack Charlotte Watts with the ball in hand in front of a stand full of spectators during the 54-47 NXT Gen League victory over Birmingham Panthers in April 2025.

Polished performance sees Team Bath Netball tame Birmingham Panthers to get back to winning ways in NXT Gen League

Team Bath Netball produced perhaps their most polished performance of the 2025 NXT Gen League season to date as they got back to winning ways with a 54-47 victory over new franchise Birmingham Panthers. Another capacity crowd at the Team Bath Arena was treated to an entertaining contest which saw the Blue & Gold hold a slender lead at half-time before their fast-paced, high-intensity netball paid dividends in the third quarter as they built an...

05 April 2025

A picture of wheelchair fencer Susie Seddon-Cowell holding a certificate after winning the January 2025 Rengen Athlete of the Month award for University of Bath student-athletes. She is flanked by Director of Sport Stephen Baddeley and Performance Sport Officer Sarah Collin. They are standing in front of an Athlete of the Month board with Rengen and Team Bath branding.

Bath student-athlete Susie Seddon-Cowell joins Paralympic champions on Wheelchair Fencing World Class Programme

Team Bath Breakthrough Programme student-athlete Susie Seddon-Cowell has joined Paralympic gold-medallists Dimitri Coutya and Piers Gilliver on the University of Bath-based Wheelchair Fencing World Class Programme (WCP) for 2025-26. Also selected on the WCP, operated by the UK Sports Institute (UKSI), at the start of the LA 2028 Paralympic cycle are Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 medallist Oliver Lam-Watson, four-time Paralympian Gemma Collis, U23 World Champion Josh Waddell, Shah Rashid and Justine Moore. Matt Hammond,...

02 April 2025