Scandinavian success for student Pedersen

University of Bath Chemical Engineering student and badminton player Angus Pedersen won a hat-trick of titles at the Finnish International Junior Championships. Pedersen only dropped three games from all 15 of his matches in Espoo en route to collecting the men’s singles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles titles at the weekend. “I’ve never won three titles nationally, so to do it at an international standard was amazing,” he said. Trendell Scholarship This result comes off...

28 October 2014

Athletes put through their paces in rowing talent ID tests

Dozens of would-be rowers were put through their paces in a series of gruelling tests at the University of Bath to see if they can take the next step towards representing Great Britain at a future Olympic Games. The session was part of the GB Rowing Team’s Start talent identification programme, which aims to identify athletes that could follow in the footsteps of the likes of Olympic gold medallists Heather Stanning and Helen Glover. The...

28 October 2014

Bath athletes feature on award shortlists

Talented young Bath-based swimmer Siobhan-Marie O’Connor said she was excited to be named on the shortlist for the Sunday Times and Sky Sports Young Sportswoman of the Year Award. The 18-year-old won six medals, including a gold, representing England at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this summer. O'Connor, who trains at British Swimming's National Training Centre Bath is currently in Japan for the World Cup Series, but tweeted  “Really excited to be nominated for young...

27 October 2014

Talented student athletes receive scholarships

An array of talented young student athletes from across 12 sports have been awarded University of Bath scholarships. Among the 2014 scholars are athletes who have already represented their countries at Commonwealth Games, World Under-23 Championships and European Youth Championships. University of Bath students with the potential to succeed both academically and in their chosen sport can apply for the scholarships, which are awarded each year. The scholarships are supported by alumni and friends of...

27 October 2014

Thirlby welcomes decision to scrap ties in Superleague

Team Bath head coach Jess Thirlby has welcomed the decision to play all 2015 Netball Superleague games until one team wins. England Netball confirmed today that 2015 Superleague fixtures will be played to a finish, with no tied games. Thirlby said the decision is good news for the fans but also for players and coaches. "We 're pleased with this decision," she said. "We drew three of our Superleague games last season. After an exciting...

24 October 2014

Talented tennis players set to feature in Bath

An exciting array of talented tennis players are set to take centre stage at the LTA’s Aegon GB Pro-Series tennis tournament at the University of Bath next month. The tournament runs from 2 to 9 November on the indoor courts at the Sports Training Village and is free for spectators to watch. Czech player Denisa Allertova is the highest ranked player entered for the women’s $25k tournament, with a current world ranking of 109. The...

24 October 2014

Commonwealth champ just misses out on bronze in Kazakhstan

Commonwealth judo champion Megan Fletcher narrowly missed out on a medal at the Astana Grand Prix in Kazakhstan at the weekend but remains upbeat of the prospect of winning a medal in Uzbekistan in her next competition. The under-70kg category fighter fought world-class opposition and had to come through a repechage in the third round to have a chance of winning a medal. She beat Brazilian fighter Maria Portela in that round before going down...

13 October 2014

Iconic coach Norma Plummer to share experience at Team Bath

Team Bath’s netball coaches are to benefit from the advice and guidance of one of the most respected figures in the sport, former Australian national coach Norma Plummer. Plummer, who coached Australia to two World Championships, will spend a month at the University of Bath, where she will assist Team Bath’s netball coaches and work with Team Bath’s Superleague players. “This is a massive coup for us,” said Jess Thirlby, Team Bath’s head coach. “Norma...

10 October 2014

Fresher Fiona relishing Scotland chance

University of Bath fresher Fiona Burnet is hoping to make her senior hockey debut for Scotland in the forthcoming three-game series against Germany. Fiona, originally from Helensburgh near Glasgow, has just started studying for a Politics with International Relations degree at the University of Bath. Formerly with Glasgow side Clydesdale Western, she now combines studying with hockey training and playing for Team Bath Buccaneers and the University of Bath hockey teams. Fiona featured for the...

10 October 2014

Latest athletes of the month are announced

Athletes competing in athletics, judo, modern pentathlon, rugby and swimming are the latest winners of the Team Bath athlete of the month awards. The winners of awards, which are supported by Oakley and Ellis & Killpartrick, once again showed the breadth of sporting talent at the University of Bath. Our latest winners covered the months of June, July and August. Modern pentathlete Kate French and rugby player Freddie Clarke collected the awards for June. Kate...

09 October 2014