Medals for University-based swimmers in Barcelona

Bath-based swimmer Siobhan-Marie O’Connor won gold in the 200m individual medley at the Mare Nostrum swimming international in Barcelona over the weekend. O’Connor, who trains at the National Centre for Swimming at the University of Bath, also set a Championships record of 2:09.63. She was part of a strong British Gas-backed British Swimming squad who came home with 13 medals, including three golds. O’Connor led the final throughout and was close to a British record....

16 June 2014

Parsons on BUCS Sportsman of Year shortlist

Olympic Winter Games skeleton athlete and University of Bath student Dominic Parsons features on a three-strong shortlist for the British Universities Sportsman of the Year Award. Parsons, who is studying for a Mechanical Engineering PhD at the University, was named on the shortlist for the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Awards. He features alongside sprinter Adam Gemili (University of East London) and sailor Peter McCoy (Plymouth University). The winner will be announced at the...

13 June 2014

Who will be England’s best player at the World Cup?

The FIFA World Cup kicks-off today and as the three Southampton FC Academy graduates in the England squad prepare for their first World Cup, we want to know who you think will be England's biggest star in Brazil. Luke Shaw, Adam Lallana and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain all came through the youth system at Southampton and the south coast club base part of their academy here at the University of Bath. Current Real Madrid star Gareth Bale...

12 June 2014

Wimbledon wild cards for Murray and Smith

Two Team Bath MCTA Tennis Academy players have been awarded wild cards to play at The Championships at Wimbledon. Samantha Murray, current British number five, has been awarded a wild card entry to the women’s singles main draw for the second year running. She has also been awarded a wild card to the women’s doubles qualifying with partner Jade Windley. Anna Smith, also a Team Bath MCTA player, and her partner Jocelyn Rae have been...

12 June 2014

Harris to line-up alongside Brownlees in Glasgow

University of Bath graduate Aaron Harris is looking forward to making his Commonwealth Games debut in Glasgow this summer. The Sports Performance graduate was today (Thursday) named in England’s six-strong triathlon team to compete at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. He features in a high-powered men’s team alongside Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee and his brother Jonathan Brownlee, bronze medallist at the London 2012 Olympics and the 2012 world champion. “This is the first time I’ve...

12 June 2014

Trio named in Scotland’s biggest Commonwealth Games team

University of Bath student Kirsten McAslan and graduates Gemma Sole and Aileen Davis were today (Thursday) named in Scotland’s biggest team to compete at a Commonwealth Games. McAslan is a Biochemistry student at the University and has been selected as a member of Scotland’s 4x400m relay squad for the Glasgow 2014 Games. She is following in the footsteps of her mum, Fiona (Hargreaves), who competed at Scotland’s last home Games at Edinburgh in 1986 and...

12 June 2014

Trio named in Wales hockey squad for Glasgow 2014

University of Bath student Ben Carless and graduate Lewis Prosser feature in the Welsh men’s hockey team for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. They join Matt Ruxton, who like Carless plays for Team Bath Buccaneers, in the 16-strong squad for the Games. All three players will make their Commonwealth Games debuts in Glasgow – the Wales men’s team last featured at the Manchester Games in 2002. Defender Carless is currently studying for a Mechanical Engineering...

11 June 2014

Junior World Champs bronze for Schwiening

University of Bath student Georgina Schwiening continued her impressive performances at Duathlon World Championships by taking bronze at the under-23 competition in Spain. The Sport and Exercise Science student was the third under-23 athlete to cross the finish line and was seventh at senior level at the event at Pontevedra, which saw athletes tackle a 10k run, a 40k bike and a 5k run. Last year Schwiening took gold at junior level at the Duathlon...

11 June 2014

Experts to examine services for high performance athletes

A network of experts from around the world will share their experiences, research and best practice on the delivery of services to high performance athletes at a forum being held at the University of Bath this week. The International Athletes Services Forum (IASF) is hosted by TASS (the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme) and takes place on Wednesday and Thursday (11 and 12 June). Delegates will examine the support given to performance athletes in helping them...

10 June 2014

Reid named in Northern Ireland team for Glasgow

Sprinter Leon Reid was today named in the Northern Ireland team to compete at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The 19-year-old will make his Commonwealth Games debut in Glasgow, where he will run the 100m, 200m and 4x100m. Reid is coached at the University of Bath by James Hillier and won silver over 200m for Great Britain at last year’s European Junior Championships in Italy. He is a member of Northern Ireland’s 117-strong team for...

10 June 2014