Swimmer Siobhan-Marie O’Connor collects golden hat-trick at 2011 European Junior Championships

University of Bath-based Siobhan-Marie O’Connor performed exceptionally well at the European Junior Championships to bring home three gold medals and a silver, making her the most successful female swimmer at the event. At the tournament in Belgrade, she won the girls’ 400m medley in a time of 4:46.61, followed by a win in the girls’ 4x100m medley and the girls’ 200m medley. O’Connor, who trains at the University of Bath with the British Gas Intensive...

12 July 2011

Team Bath netballers claim bronze at World Championships

Four University of Bath-based netball players featured in England’s triumph over Jamaica at the World Netball Championships in Singapore to claim the bronze medal. England were unfortunate to lose 49-34 to New Zealand in the semi-final match but came back in style to produce a 70-49 victory over close rivals Jamaica. University of Bath Business Administration graduate, Pamela Cookey performed well inside the circle to give England an 18-12 lead at the end of the...

11 July 2011

Pentathlon GB’s Nick Woodbridge becomes first British man to win a World Cup Final medal

Britain's Nick Woodbridge won the bronze medal at the Modern Pentathlon World Cup Final in London today (Saturday). Woodbridge, who trains at the Pentathlon GB High Performance Centre at the University of Bath, became the British man to win a World Cup Final medal. "It's fantastic, especially to do it at the Olympic venue," said a delighted Woodbridge. "I've won two World Cup medals before, but to do it at a World Cup Final is...

09 July 2011

Team Bath swimmer Liz Johnson wins gold at 2011 International Paralympic Committee European Championships

Team Bath swimmer Liz Johnson struck gold at the International Paralympic Committee European Championships in Germany today (Monday). Johnson won the SB6 100m breaststroke title at the championships in Berlin, the same discipine in which she took gold at the Beijing 2008 Paralymic Games. Johnson, who is coached by Mark Skimming at the University of Bath, won in a time of 1:38.89 – just over a second clear of British team-mate Charlotte Henshaw.

04 July 2011

Team Bath Netball’s Stacey Francis named as Superleague Player of the Year for 2011

Team Bath and England defender Stacey Francis has been named Fiat Netball Superleague Player of the Year for 2011. The 23-year-old University of Bath Sports Performance graduate won the player of the year plaudit in a vote by the Superleague coaches. It means the award stays in the Team Bath family. Team Bath shooter Pamela Cookey is the only other player to have won the honour in the four years of the award – she...

10 June 2011

Team Bath’s campaign for fifth Superleague title ends in play-offs

Team Bath’s bid for a historic fifth Fiat Netball Superleague title ended with a 57-53 defeat to Surrey Storm in a pulsating play-off match at the University of Bath Sports Training Village tonight (Friday). The contest lived up to the classic that everyone had hoped for between two closely matched teams who between them featured half of the England squad for July’s World Championships. Team Bath went into the final quarter five goals up, but...

27 May 2011

Triathlete Lucy Ferguson named as University of Bath Sports Personality of the Year 2011 at The Blues Awards

Triathlete and cross-country runner Lucy Ferguson was named the University of Bath’s Sports Personality of the Year for 2011 at the annual Blues Awards, one of the highlights of the student sporting year. Lucy, who is in the fourth year of a Sports Engineering degree at the University of Bath, topped a poll of Students’ Union Sports Association members to collect the award. Paralympic athlete Katrina Hart, swimmer Michael Jamieson, rugby player Izzy Noel-Smith and...

17 May 2011

Team Bath seek Storm revenge in home play-off

Yasmin Parsons made her FIAT Superleague debut as Bath bounced back from Thursday’s home defeat to Surrey Storm with a 59-27 away win over Glasgow Wildcats over the weekend. The win secured the defending champions a home tie in this month’s play-offs when they will once again face Surrey Storm. Parsons came on at wing-attack in the third quarter. Interestingly, Kadeen Corbin, who also made her Team Bath Superleague debut just a few weeks ago,...

15 May 2011

Team Bath face wait to confirm home play-off after Storm defeat

Team Bath will have to wait until Saturday (14 May) night to confirm a home tie in the Fiat Netball Superleague play-offs after going down 60-47 to Surrey Storm at the University of Bath tonight (Thursday). Tonight’s result means the two teams will meet again in the first round of the play-offs and they go into the final round of regular season games level on points. Team Bath have a superior goal average and victory...

12 May 2011

Statue unveiled of football legend Ivor Powell MBE

A bronze statue of former Welsh international footballer and University of Bath football coach Ivor Powell MBE was unveiled at the University today (Tuesday). The 94-year-old retired a year ago after 37 years working as a football coach at the University. It followed a remarkable career that saw him play for Wales, Blackpool, Aston Villa and Queen’s Park Rangers. The 18-inch tall statue is cast in bronze and was paid for by the University of...

10 May 2011