London 2012: Michael Jamieson and Andew Willis impress en route to swimming semi-finals

It was a terrific morning in the pool for University of Bath students Michael Jamieson and Andrew Willis at the London 2012 Olympics Games. Michael, a Sports Performance student, set a 200m breaststroke British record in his heat to qualify for tonight’s semis – the first British record in the pool of these Olympic Games. And Chemical Engineering student Andrew equalled his own English record to win his heat and book a berth in the...

31 July 2012

London 2012: Judoka Emmanuel Nartey makes history for Ghana on Day 3 of Olympic Games

Team Bath judo player Emmanuel Nartey made a piece of history today (Monday) by becoming the first judo player to represent Ghana at an Olympic Games. Emmanuel came up against a tough opponent in his round of 32 contest in the under-73kg class in the shape of Holland’s Dex Elmont. The Dutchman arrived at the London 2012 Olympic Games with an impressive track record winning silver at both the 2010 and 2011 World Championships and...

30 July 2012

London 2012: Beach volleyballers start home Olympics with battling win on Day 2

Team GB beach volleyballers Shauna Mullin and Zara Dampney produced a battling performance to win their first ever Olympic match, coming back from a set down to beat Canada at Horse Guards Parade tonight (Sunday). The pair, whose British training base is a the University of Bath, made sure of a winning start to their London 2012 campaign by triumphing a tense deciding set 15-13. The more experienced Canadian pairing of Annie Martin and Marie-Andree...

29 July 2012

London 2012: Michael Jamieson edged out of 100m breaststroke final place

University of Bath Sports Performance student Michael Jamieson just missed out on a place in the 100m breaststroke final, despite finishing third in his semi-final at the London 2012 Olympics tonight (Saturday). Michael, whose best event is the 200m breaststroke, came home in third place in semi-final two. His time of 59.89 equalled his time in this morning’s heats – but it placed him ninth overall. That meant he just missed out on a place...

28 July 2012

London 2012: Impressive start for University of Bath contingent on Day 1 of Olympic Games

University of Bath students and graduates made an impressive start to the London 2012 Olympic Games in the first full morning of competition today (Saturday). Heather Stanning and Helen Glover (picutred) made an emphatic start in the very first heat of rowing at Eton Dorney, setting an Olympic record in the women's pair to progress direct to Wednesday’s final. Heather, a University of Bath Sports Technology graduate, and Helen, who also trained in Bath, looked...

28 July 2012

Malaysian badminton players head to London 2012 with golden goal after finalising Olympic preparations at University of Bath

Malaysia’s badminton players bid farewell to their University of Bath training base today (Tuesday) to begin their campaign for gold at the London 2012 Olympics. Malaysia are one of the powerhouses of world badminton but have never won an Olympic gold. The team have been training for the last 11 days at the University of Bath, a venue they have held training camps at in each of the last three years. World number two Lee...

24 July 2012

International athletes preparing for London 2012 at University of Bath enjoy a very English celebration ahead of Opening Ceremony

Olympic and Paralympic athletes from 10 countries took time out from their London 2012 preparations to enjoy at a tea party at the University of Bath. The University has been playing host to some of the world’s top athletes – including Chinese swimming star Sun Yang and Malaysian badminton player Lee Chong Wei, ranked number one in the men’s singles at London 2012. Athletes from 10 teams attended a very English tea party at the...

24 July 2012

Big University of Bath contingent to compete at London 2012 Olympic Games

World champions Dai Greene and Mhairi Spence head an impressive list of 25 athletes preparing to compete at the London 2012 Olympic Games who train at the University of Bath. Athletes who train at the University will compete in seven different sports at the Games – athletics, badminton, beach volleyball, judo, modern pentathlon, rhythmic gymnastics and swimming. The vast majority of Bath-based athletes at London 2012 will represent Great Britain, with one each for Egypt...

24 July 2012

Chinese swimmers make final London 2012 Olympic Games preparations at the University of Bath

China’s top swimmers have been finalising their preparations for the London 2012 Olympic Games at the University of Bath. The group of 24 Chinese swimmers have been training at the University’s Sports Training Village for just over two weeks and transfer to Olympic Village on Monday (23 July). They include the four swimmers who won all five of China’s gold medals at last year’s World Championships in Shanghai. Lu Yifan, Chief Technical Researcher of the...

21 July 2012

Quarter of University of Bath-based athletes selected for London 2012 Paralympic Games

Four University of Bath-based athletes were today (Tuesday) named in the ParalympicsGB athletics team to compete at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The quartet includes two reigning world champions – Katrina Hart and Paul Blake – as well as Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games silver medallist Ben Rushgrove. Sophie Kamlish completes the quartet – she turns 16 just before the Paralympic Games. All four are coached at the University by Rob Ellchuk, who is an Economic...

10 July 2012