University of Bath graduate Lee Merrien selected to run London 2012 Olympic Games marathon for Team GB

University of Bath graduate Lee Merrien has been selected to run the marathon for Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Lee graduated from the University with an HND in Coach Education and Sports Performance in 2004. The Guernsey-based athlete was the first British runner home at the 2012 London Marathon, finishing in 17th in a personal best time of 2:13.41. He wasn’t initially nominated by UK Athletics for a place on the GB...

30 April 2012

Pentathlete Samantha Murray wins first World Cup medal with bronze in Russia

University of Bath student Samantha Murray collected the first Modern Pentathlon World Cup medal of her career when she took bronze in Russia on Saturday. The 22-year-old French and Politics student followed up her fourth place in Hungary a week ago and sixth in the USA last month with the best result of her career to date. Her performance comes as the battle for places on the GB Olympic team intensifies – there were five...

23 April 2012

Darren Harris named in ParalympicsGB five-a-side football squad for London 2012

Former Team Bath judo player Darren Harris had been selected to compete at his second successive Paralympic Games – but this time as a footballer. Darren is a visually impaired athlete and currently does some of his conditioning work at Team Bath. He represented Great Britain in the judo competition at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games and returns to action at London 2012, this time as a member of the Great Britain five-a-side football squad...

17 April 2012

Team Bath Netball edged out by Hertfordshire Mavericks in 2012 Superleague crunch clash

Team Bath’s young Fiat Netball Superleague side twice led visitors Hertfordshire Mavericks but could not convert, going down 48-51 in one of the season’s crunch Games. Both sides wanted the win to stay in the top three of the League’s top tier, behind leaders Northern Thunder and second-placed Surrey Storm, with two matches to play before the knock-out phases. Team Bath started with passion and tracked Mavericks in the early phases. A couple of wayward...

29 March 2012

Jess Garland says Team Bath Netball can go all the way in 2012 Superleague despite Northern Thunder defeat

Team Bath need to make the most of their home advantage against Hertfordshire Mavericks on Thursday (29 March) to kick-start their campaign in the top tier of the Fiat Netball Superleague, says head coach Jess Garland. The team return to action at home at the Team Bath Arena against Mavericks, after losing their second top tier game on Saturday when they went down 62-39 at Northern Thunder. But Garland says she is convinced her young...

27 March 2012

Adam Pengilly, two-time Winter Olympian and IOC Athlete Representative, retires from skeleton

Twice GB Bob Skeleton Winter Olympian Adam Pengilly, 34, today announced his retirement from competition. During his career Pengilly, originally from Taunton, did much of his training at the University of Bath Sports Training Village. In a 10-year career, Pengilly, who joined the sport from bobsleigh, was 2009 World Championships silver medallist in Lake Placid, USA, and 8th in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Since 2003, he has been representing athletes in various ways,...

20 March 2012

We missed a massive opportunity, says Team Bath Netball coach Jess Garland after Surrey Storm Superleague setback

Team Bath’s young netballers have been urged to show more self-belief after going down 66-45 to Surrey Storm in the Fiat Netball Superleague at the Sports Training Village. Tonight’s (Friday) opening phase two game was strangely reminiscent of when the two teams met in phase one last month, with Storm racing away to an early advantage, but Team Bath steadying the ship and clawing their way into the game. On this occasion the experienced Storm...

16 March 2012

University of Bath trio selected to swim for Team GB at London 2012 Olympic Games

Swimmers Michael Jamieson, Stacey Tadd and Andrew Willis are the first University of Bath-based athletes to be named in the Great Britain team to compete at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The trio will all make their Olympic debuts at London 2012 and won their places on the team with their performances at the British Championships, held at the London 2012 Aquatics Centre last week. University of Bath students Michael Jamieson and Andrew Willis (pictured...

12 March 2012

Rhythmic gymnasts win appeal and take big step closer to London 2012 Olympic Games

A group of University of Bath-based rhythmic gymnasts are celebrating taking a big step closer to competing at the London 2012 Olympics after their appeal was upheld by an independent appeal panel today. A Sport Resolutions’ arbitrator agreed that the group did achieve the Olympic qualifying standard when they competed at the test event in January. British Gymnastics, the sport’s national governing body, will now nominate group to the British Olympic Association, who are expected...

05 March 2012

Team Bath Netball stage electrifying comeback to beat Jets and reach last four of 2012 Superleague season

Team Bath’s largely rookie 2012 FIAT Superleague side staged an electrifying comeback from seven goals down in the final quarter to beat Yorkshire Jets 53-49 and book their place in the top four for the league’s next phase. “For some of these players it was their first big match at this level and I think the nerves showed in the first three quarters.  They just needed to have confidence and not see issues that weren’t...

02 March 2012