Paralympic medallists and sporting alumni head world-class entry for Bath Wheelchair Tennis Tournament

A host of Rio 2016 Paralympic Games medallists, including Britain’s Lucy Shuker and Alfie Hewett, will join reigning Grand Slam champions in a star-studded Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament being staged at the University of Bath next week. Two-time Paralympian and Sports Performance graduate Louise Hunt will also return to her former training base for the prestigious ITF-1 level competition, organised by the Tennis Foundation and taking place on the eight indoor courts at the Sports Training...

07 November 2016

Sailing students breeze to first-ever victory at BUCS Fleet Racing Championships

Students Matt Lulham-Robinson and Ellie Devereux secured the University of Bath Sailing Club’s first-ever victory at the BUCS [British Universities & Colleges Sport] Fleet Racing Championships when the event took place this weekend. Lulham-Robinson and Devereux (13721), studying Natural Sciences and Physics respectively, braved the 1-degree waters and 30mph winds to come home a fantastic first out of 27 crews contesting the Slow Handicap category at Draycote Water in Warwickshire. It was an excellent weekend...

07 November 2016

Champions complete hat-trick of titles as University hosts Strength in Depth 2016

There were some familiar winners when the University of Bath Sports Training Village played host to the Strength in Depth European Finals for a third successive year. Wigan’s Team JST once again came out on top in the ultimate fitness test, which saw 40 teams take on ten gruelling challenges over the course of two action-packed days. The invitational Team Reebok, a group of elite athletes representing the event sponsors, were runners-up and Wales-based Dragon...

07 November 2016

Blue and Gold left to rue errors as Durham end perfect BUCS Super Rugby record

The University of Bath’s winning start to the BUCS Super Rugby season came to an end on Wednesday as an impressive Durham University side left the Sports Training Village with a well-earned 15-10 victory. An evenly-contested first half saw Durham take advantage of a yellow card for home centre Charlie Dunbar to score the opening try through Tom McLean. Nathan Holmes kicked the conversion and added a penalty just after half-time before the battling hosts...

02 November 2016

Rio 2016 stars and MJ Church ambassador named on World Class athletics programme

Seven Rio Olympic and Paralympic track and field stars based at the University of Bath have been selected by British Athletics for the Olympic and Paralympic World Class Performance Programmes (WCPP) in 2016-17. Rising star David King, a Sports Performance graduate and ambassador for Team Bath’s partners MJ Church, is also among the 118 elite athletes who will receive support from the National Lottery-funded WCPP during the season ahead. Paul Blake – coached by Rob...

02 November 2016

England’s finest rhythmic gymnasts start build-up to 2018 Commonwealth Games at University of Bath

Eight members of the England national rhythmic gymnastics squad followed in the footsteps of history-making Olympians when they enjoyed a week-long training camp at the University of Bath. The talented group honed their hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon and ballet skills during twice-daily sessions in the Sports Training Village (STV) as they began preparing in earnest towards the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. They also had access to physiotherapy and sports psychology support from...

01 November 2016

Champion of Champions debuts await modern pentathletes as Rio Olympic season concludes

Rio Olympians Jamie Cooke and Samantha Murray will conclude their 2016 modern pentathlon seasons at the Champion of Champions event in Doha this month. The Qatar-based event is now widely regarded as the season finale and the British duo will get their last taste of competitive action for this year before their winter training continues at the University of Bath, Pentathlon GB’s National Training Centre. Cooke and Murray teamed up at the Kremlin Cup in...

01 November 2016

Lizzy Yarnold returns to World Cup circuit as skeleton and bobsleigh squads are announced

Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold will make her return to international competition in December after being named in the British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association (BBSA) World Cup squads for the 2016-17 season. Joining Yarnold on the skeleton circuit will be emerging talent Jack Thomas and the experienced duo of Laura Deas and University of Bath Mechanical Engineering PhD student Dom Parsons, who is supported by the Team Bath Dual Career programme. Lamin Deen, Brad Hall, Bruce Tasker...

31 October 2016

Olympian Heather Olver thanks University of Bath coach as she retires from badminton

University of Bath graduate Heather Olver has announced her retirement from badminton after an excellent career which saw her win three Commonwealth Games medals and represent Team GB at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Olver studied Coach Education & Sports Development from 2004 to 2007, with her time at the University being bookended by two memorable successes – team bronze with England at the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games and victory with Bath in the prestigious...

30 October 2016

Team Bath Judo Development Camp gives youngsters the chance to train with Olympians

Promising young judoka from the West of England got to train alongside Olympians and international medallists when the University of Bath Sports Training Village hosted a Judo Development Camp on Tuesday. The half-term holidays allowed youngsters in the Western Area Development Squad and members of the Advanced Apprenticeship in Sports Excellence (AASE) programme to take to the mat with Team Bath’s high-performance group of GB judoka including Ben Fletcher, who fought at Rio 2016. They...

26 October 2016