Bruce Tasker and Joel Fearon ‘over the moon’ after Britain’s best bobsleigh result for 50 years

The University of Bath-based British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association is celebrating its best two-man bobsleigh result on the global stage for 50 years. Bruce Tasker and Joel Fearon finished fourth at the World Championships in Igls, Austria on Sunday, just two-tenths of a second outside the medal places. The result was all the more impressive as it was Tasker’s first appearance at a World Championships as a pilot – he still competes as a brakeman...

16 February 2016

Top-ten finish for sporting scholar Nick Bell at GB Rowing Team winter assessment

University of Bath sporting scholar Nick Bell recorded a top-ten finish at the third GB Rowing Team assessment of the winter on Saturday. Conditions in Boston, Lincolnshire were challenging, with rowers having to contend with cold temperatures and a strong headwind as they took on the gruelling 5k time-trial. But Bell, a Sport & Exercise Science student who is supported by a Goldsmith Scholarship, produced a good effort to finish tenth in the men’s single...

16 February 2016

European stars of the future compete against young British pentathletes at University of Bath

Multi-talented young sportspeople from Hungary and Germany joined their British counterparts at the University of Bath on Sunday to compete in Pentathlon GB’s second National Youth Ranking Competition (NYRC) of the season. The event saw 73 athletes aged 18 and under put their all-round skills to the test in the Sports Training Village fencing salle, the London 2012 Legacy Pool and on the outdoor running track and shooting range. Myles Pillage claimed his second NYRC...

15 February 2016

Team Bath Netball players urged to learn lessons from Manchester Thunder Superleague defeat

Team Bath Netball Head Coach Anna Stembridge says her players will learn valuable lessons from Friday’s 62-37 home defeat to Vitality Superleague rivals Manchester Thunder. The visitors got off to a flying start and never looked back as they maintained their 100 per cent record with a convincing victory, underlining their dominance by winning the last quarter 16-8. Stembridge said: “Credit to Thunder in terms of the way they started and finished the game. It’s...

12 February 2016

World Cup silver moves wheelchair fencer Piers Gilliver closer to Rio 2016 Paralympic place

Qualification for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games is within touching distance for University of Bath-based wheelchair fencer Piers Gilliver after he won another IWAS World Cup medal in Hungary on Friday.  Silver in the epee competition in Eger was the 21-year-old’s sixth medal of the Paralympic qualification period and cements his status as number one in the world with just four tournaments remaining before Rio. The top four fencers on May 31 will earn Paralympic...

12 February 2016

Rugby scholar Jack Edmondson to gain Six Nations experience with England U20s in Italy

University of Bath student Jack Edmondson will gain more valuable international rugby experience after travelling to Rome with the England U20 squad ahead of Friday’s Six Nations match against Italy. The 19-year-old tighthead prop is in the first year of a Mechanical Engineering degree and has been an ever-present in the University’s 1st XV during the British Universities & Colleges Sport [BUCS] season. Edmondson is also a member of the Bath Rugby Academy, representing them in...

11 February 2016

Clean sweep of wins for Team Bath MCTA Tennis junior aces at home tournament

Junior aces from Team Bath MCTA Tennis enjoyed a first-ever clean sweep of wins when the University of Bath staged a Grade 5 tournament at the weekend. Alex Blissett won the Green Ball competition for youngsters aged 10-and-under, despite being a wildcard entry. Charlie Ruffell took the Orange Ball (9-and-under) title and Cole O’Leary came out on top in the Red Ball (8-and-under) event. Nell Harris also won the Orange Ball consolation event for players...

10 February 2016

Badminton scholar Alex Lane reaches English National final as Heather Olver retains doubles crown

University of Bath student Alex Lane produced some of the best badminton of his career so far to reach the men’s singles final at the English National Championships. Lane, who is studying Sports Performance and is supported by a Trendell Sports Scholarship, beat fellow Bath-based player Henley Ngan 21-10 21-8 in the quarter-finals. He then recorded an excellent 21-9 21-14 victory over number-two seed Toby Penty – ranked in the world’s top 100 – to...

09 February 2016

PhD student Dom Parsons in four-strong GB squad for Skeleton World Championships

University of Bath PhD student Dom Parsons (pictured) is one of four sliders selected by Great Britain Skeleton for next week’s ISBF World Championships in Igls, Austria. Sochi 2014 Olympian Parsons, who is studying Mechanical Engineering and supported by the University's Dual Career programme, is joined in an experienced squad by David Swift, Laura Deas and Donna Creighton. Parsons was seventh at last year’s World Championships and has recorded five top-ten finishes on the World Cup...

09 February 2016

Rising Team Bath star Ella Powell-Davies ‘so happy’ after England call-up for Netball Europe

Talented young Team Bath Netball player Ella Powell-Davies has been named in the England U17 squad for March’s Netball Europe tournament in Gibraltar. Powell-Davies, who plays in the National Performance League (NPL) for the Blue and Gold, earned her place after impressing at a selection camp and training weekend at the EiS Sheffield. “I was so happy when I got the call-up,” she said. “It was quite overwhelming because I didn’t really expect it. “I...

08 February 2016