Lizzy Yarnold starts Sochi Olympic season with gold as British Skeleton sliders impress at World Cup 1

It was a terrific weekend for Bath-based British Skeleton athletes with Lizzy Yarnold winning gold and University of Bath student Dom Parsons taking bronze at the opening World Cup event of the season. Yarnold, who trains at the University of Bath, finished second behind Noelle Pikus-Pace in Calgary, Canada, but was upgraded to gold after the American was disqualified. “I'm really pleased, it’s a good start to my first Olympic season,” she said. "It feels...

02 December 2013

Team Bath Netball name exciting 2014 squad to defend Superleague crown

Team Bath have announced a squad with an exciting blend of youth and experience to defend their Netball Superleague title in 2014. Team Bath are the most successful team in the history of the Superleague – their 62-56 Grand Final victory over Celtic Dragons in May earned them a fifth title from just eight Superleague campaigns. Head coach Jess Thirlby’s 15-strong squad for the 2014 campaign features six senior England internationals and eight current University...

26 November 2013

University of Bath-based trampolinists win gold and bronze medals at 2013 Gymnastics World Championships

Two athletes who train at the University of Bath are celebrating medals at the Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships in Bulgaria. Laura Gallagher joined forces with Emma Smith, Kat Driscoll and Bryony Page to win gold in the women’s trampoline team final in Sofia. Silver went to Canada with Belarus coming third. Laura, who also finished 14th in the individual competition, only returned to action at the end of June after eight months out through injury....

12 November 2013

Team Bath Judo’s Emmanuel Nartey wins World Cup gold in Mauritius

Team Bath judo player Emmanuel Nartey has captured the second World Cup gold of his career, winning his class at the African Open in Mauritius. The Ghanaian London 2012 Olympian beat fighters from Gabon and Poland en route to the final of the under-73kg class. He rounded off his campaign with victory over Ireland’s Caoimhin Thompson in the final. “After four years switching between silvers and bronzes, I finally won by second World Cup gold,”...

11 November 2013

British Skeleton announces World Cup selections for Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games season

British Skeleton, which has its headquarters at the University of Bath, has named the athletes that will compete on the World Cup and Intercontinental Cup circuits in the lead-up to the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. The announcement comes after two days of selection racing on the Altenberg track in Germany. Lizzy Yarnold won the women’s selections races with Ed Smith winning the men’s competition. University of Bath Coach Education and Sports Performance graduate Shelley...

24 October 2013

Meet the new intake of talented University of Bath student-athletes awarded sporting scholarships for 2013-14

Fifteen talented student athletes, including a world champion, a world junior champion, a European Junior Championship medalist and World Youth Championship medalists are among the latest recipients of University of Bath scholarships. University of Bath students who have displayed potential to succeed both academically and in their chosen sport can apply for the scholarships. They receive a cash award that runs over the period of their course and helps them meet the demands of training,...

18 October 2013

Team Bath Netball players feature as England beat South Africa at University of Bath

Team Bath’s England international netballers were in action today as England came back from a four-goal deficit to beat South Africa 49-38 at the University of Bath’s Sports Training Village. “We had a shocking start but we are really pleased we came on strong in the second half and that’s how we want to start in the second test”, said England captain and Team Bath’s Pamela Cookey after the victory. Cookey and her Team Bath...

22 September 2013

Team Bath’s Nicole Walters guides Melissa Reid to gold at 2013 Paratriathlon World Championships in London

Team Bath triathlete and University of Bath graduate Nicole Walters helped one of Britain’s top Paratriathletes to gold at the World Championships in London. Nicole is guide for visually impaired triathlete Melissa Reid, who collected gold in the TRI-6b event at the Paratriathlon World Championships at Hyde Park, the London 2012 Olympic triathlon venue. It capped a terrific season that has already seen the pair capture the British and European crowns. Nicole graduated from the...

18 September 2013

Athletes went home from Bath 2013 Games with amazing memories, says Special Olympics GB Chief Executive

Special Olympics GB Chief Executive Karen Wallin said athletes went home from the Bath 2013 Games ‘smiling and with amazing memories’. Karen praised the facilities at the University of Bath’s Claverton Down campus, which hosted athlete accommodation and most of the sports. She said she couldn’t have wished for a more successful Games. "In my wildest dreams I could not have wished for a more successful event,” she said. “The athletes, who all have intellectual...

05 September 2013

Remarkable fifth successive IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championships title for Bath graduate Alexandra Rickham

University of Bath graduate Alexandra Rickham is celebrating a fifth successive SKUD title at the IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championships. Rickham, who graduated from the University with a Natural Sciences degree in 2004, and sailing partner NIki Birrell, continued their domination of the SKUD class at the World Championships by adding the 2013 title to their haul at Kinsale in Ireland. The pair have sailed together since the start of 2008 and won their first...

02 September 2013