Gold and silver for Bath swimmer Jay Lelliott at World University Games

University of Bath swimmer Jay Lelliott produced a stunning swim to win 400m freestyle gold for Britain at the World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea. The Sports Performance student, who trains with coach Mark Skimming in the London 2012 Legacy Pool at the Sports Training Village, won a thrilling battle with Australia’s Jack McLoughlin by four-hundredths of a second. The pair exchanged the lead several times during Monday’s final but it was Lelliott who...

06 July 2015

Ben Fletcher wins first-ever Judo Grand Prix medal in Mongolia

Team Bath Judo Club’s Ben Fletcher said he “couldn’t be happier” after winning his first-ever Grand Prix medal in Mongolia. Fletcher, coached by Juergen Klinger at the Sports Training Village, also secured 120 Olympic qualification points to boost his hopes of reaching Rio 2016. “My first-ever Grand Prix medal – a really good day and performance,” he tweeted. “Couldn’t be happier.” And there was a gold medal for University of Bath graduate Gemma Gibbons who...

06 July 2015

Two golds and a silver as hurdlers impress at British Athletics Championships

Jack Houghton, pictured, claimed a confidence-boosting 400m hurdles silver medal when University of Bath-based athletes competed at the British Championships in Birmingham over the weekend. The Biology student, coached by Colin Bovell at the Sports Training Village, finished runner-up to defending champion Niall Flannery in 50.60 but was ahead of former World Champion Dai Greene. “It was a really strong performance by Jack,” said Bovell. “He just missed out qualifying for the European U23 Championships...

06 July 2015

“Perfect” finish earns Samantha Murray a top-five place at World Championships

Samantha Murray fought right to the very end in scorching 38 degree to finish a fine fifth in the Modern Pentathlon World Championships women’s final in Berlin, Germany. The University of Bath graduate went into the event as defending champion and made a fantastic start to the day, setting the joint quickest time in the swim. However, the fencing was all too reminiscent of Friday’s frustrations for Pentathlon GB’s men in their final as Murray...

05 July 2015

Wimbledon dreams are over after battling doubles defeats for Team Bath MCTA aces

Grand Slam-seeking Lucie Safarova and Bethanie Mattek-Sands proved too strong for Team Bath MCTA Tennis ladies’ doubles pairing Anna Smith and Jocelyn Rae at Wimbledon on Saturday. And Marcus Daniell – who also trains at the University of Bath – saw his men’s doubles campaign ended by Jonathan Erlich and Philipp Petzschner despite a battling performance. Safarova and Mattek-Sands, who have already won the Australian and French Open titles this year, beat the British Federation...

04 July 2015

Frazier Christie through to Henley Royal Regatta semi-finals

Bath University Boat Club saw their memorable Henley Royal Regatta campaign come to an end with defeat to a strong GB lightweight crew in the Prince of Wales Challenge Cup on Friday. But Economics student Frazier Christie ensured there would be Bath interest into the weekend as he helped a Cardiff University and Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School composite crew into the semi-finals. Bath’s A quad, pictured, earned the praise of Sir Matthew Pinsent when...

03 July 2015

Legend impressed as University of Bath rowers win at Henley Royal Regatta

Bath University Bath Club earned the praise of Olympic legend Sir Matthew Pinsent during a memorable day at the Henley Royal Regatta. Sir Matthew – a Regatta steward – umpired the men’s quadruple scull A crew’s Prince of Wales Challenge Cup race against a Hamburger und Germania quad from Germany. And he had a close-quarter view of a well-judged race from Tom Mapp, Alex Wilding, Nick Bell and Ben Jackson, who trailed at the mile...

02 July 2015

Winning start to Wimbledon for Team Bath MCTA doubles players

It has been a successful start to Wimbledon for Team Bath MCTA Tennis players Anna Smith, Jocelyn Rae and Marcus Daniell, with all progressing to the second round of the doubles competitions. Smith and Rae made light work of Slovakian Jana Cepelova and Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland, needing just 49 minutes to wrap up a 6-2 6-1 victory on Wednesday. That set up a tough encounter against number three seeds Lucie Safarova and Bethanie Mattek-Sands,...

01 July 2015

Coach backing doubles pairings to impress at Wimbledon 2015

Team Bath MCTA Tennis Head Coach David Sammel believes Anna Smith, Jocelyn Rae and Marcus Daniell can all make an impact in the doubles competitions at Wimbledon. Smith and Rae – Britain’s Federation Cup pairing – will start their ladies’ doubles campaign at SW19 against Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard and Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine. And there will be a Team Bath presence in the men’s doubles after Daniell – who made his Grand Slam debut at...

30 June 2015

Team Bath Netball’s Claire Brownie and Kyra Jones get World Cup call

Team Bath Netball will have three players at the Netball World Cup this summer after Claire Brownie and Kyra Jones were named in the Scotland and Wales squads respectively. Wing-defence Brownie will be vice-captain of the Scottish Thistles when they compete in Sydney, Australia from August 7-16. And centre Jones - who, like Brownie, has just completed her debut season at the Sports Training Village - had her place in the Wales squad confirmed on Tuesday...

30 June 2015