Walker and Wilson paired up in GBR1 for new season

Paula Walker will be partnered by Rebekah Wilson in the GBR1 bobsleigh crew for the 2013/4 Olympic season, British Bobsleigh announced today (Tuesday). The pair, who train at the University of Bath, struck gold for Great Britain at the 2011 World Junior Championships in Park City, the USA, in 2011. Walker competed at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, finishing 11th. Fellow Olympian John Jackson will drive the men’s GBR1. He has a crew that...

08 October 2013

Silver for Olver at London Grand Prix

University of Bath Coach Education and Sports Development graduate Heather Olver just missed out on gold at badminton’s inaugural London Grand Prix at the weekend. Olver and partner Chris Langridge, the English national mixed doubles champions and number three seeds at the grand prix, lost to German second seeds Michael Fuchs and Birgit Michels 21-19 21-14 at the Copper Box Arena. The England pairing are ranked 25 in the world and Olver said: “I think...

07 October 2013

Child selected for Scotland’s home Games

University of Bath-based Eilidh Child was among the first athletes to be selected for the Scotland team to compete at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The 400m hurdler featured on a 27-strong list of the first athletes named by Team Scotland for the home Games. Scotland have also announced they will field a women’s 4x400m relay team at the Games. Child is coached by Malcolm Arnold, British Athletics Lead Hurdles Coach. She becomes the first...

01 October 2013

England’s first INTC officially launched in Bath

The University of Bath has been presented with a plaque by England Netball to mark its official launch as England’s first Intensive Netball Training Centres (INTCs). The network of three INTCs are at the heart of England Netball’s strategy to improve the standard of England’s best netballers to help England become world netball champions by 2019. Stephen Baddeley, Director of Sport at the University of Bath, received the plaque at the official launch of the...

24 September 2013

Team Bath players feature as England beat South Africa

Team Bath’s England international netballers were in action today as England came back from a four-goal deficit to beat South Africa 49-38 at the University of Bath’s Sports Training Village. “We had a shocking start but we are really pleased we came on strong in the second half and that’s how we want to start in the second test”, said England captain and Team Bath’s Pamela Cookey after the victory. Cookey and her Team Bath...

22 September 2013

A day in the life of England captain Pamela Cookey

Team Bath player and University of Bath Business Administration graduate Pamela Cookey will proudly lead England out to face South Africa in Sunday's (22 September) sellout game at the Sports Training Village. Pamela has trained at the University since her mid teens and she now combines training with working at Airbus in Filton. To find out more about how she balances the rigours of being an England captain and having a high-powered job in industry,...

20 September 2013

Congratulations to our latest athletes of the month

Two world champions are among the latest Team Bath athlete of the month award winners, showing the impressive sporting talent based at the University of Bath. The latest six winners also include a world championship medallist, a World Cup gold medallist and a double European champion. Aquae Sulis Performance Swimming Club member Stephanie Millward received the women’s award for August after winning a remarkable four gold medals at the IPC World Championships in Canada. Another...

19 September 2013

Team Bath players looking forward to England opener v South Africa

Team Bath’s England international netballers said they can’t wait to tackle South Africa in Sunday’s (22 September) international fixture at the University of Bath. Five members of Team Bath 2013 Superleague winning set-up feature in the 12-strong England squad for the three-game series. They are joined in the England squad by a further five former Team Bath players. England have been training at the Sports Training Village ahead of the series and Sunday’s game at...

18 September 2013

Nicole guides Melissa to top of the world

Team Bath triathlete and University of Bath graduate Nicole Walters helped one of Britain’s top Paratriathletes to gold at the World Championships in London. Nicole is guide for visually impaired triathlete Melissa Reid, who collected gold in the TRI-6b event at the Paratriathlon World Championships at Hyde Park, the London 2012 Olympic triathlon venue. It capped a terrific season that has already seen the pair capture the British and European crowns. Nicole graduated from the...

18 September 2013

Nartey fifth in Croatia

Team Bath judo player Emmanuel Nartey just missed out on the medals at the IJF Grand Prix at Rijeka, Croatia at the weekend. The Ghanaian judo player went down to Germany’s Christopher Voelk in the under-73kg class bronze medal fight and had to settle for fifth place.  He had earlier beaten Britain’s Danny Williams in his second round contest. Tom Reed, a University of Bath Business Administration graduate, finished seventh in the under-81kg class, losing...

16 September 2013