Two University of Bath based athletes collected bronze medals on the third day of the IPC European Paralympic Athletics Championships in Holland. Paul Blake ran a pb and dipped beneath his old world record with a run of 2:06.81 in the T36 800m. That gave him third in a high quality race won by Russia’s Evgenii Shvetcov in a new global best of 2:05.05. He said: “I don’t think I went off too quick, but...
Three University of Bath students are preparing to compete at the inaugural World University Netball Championships in South Africa next week. Kadeen Corbin, Yasmin Parsons and Mia Ritchie are members of the 12-strong Great Britain squad for the championships, which take place in Cape Town. They have been finalising their preparations for the championships with the rest of the squad at the University of Bath this week. Kadeen, Yasmin and Mia are Sports Performance students...
A future University of Bath student and a member of the University’s alumni feature in the British judo squad for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Gemma Howell is due to start a degree in Sport and Exercise Science at the University at the beginning of the 2012/3 academic year. She was today (Tuesday) named in the 14-strong Team GB judo team to compete at the Games, where she will compete in the under-63kg class. "It...
Two further University of Bath-based swimmers have been added to the Team GB team for the London 2012 Olympic Games following successes at the ASA National Championships. Siobahn-Marie O’Connor and Chris Walker-Hebborn join the GB swimming team for the Olympics, bringing the total number of Team Bath-based swimmers selected to five. Siobahn-Marie becomes the youngest member of the GB swimming team for the Games at 16. She goes in the 100m breaststroke after smashing her...
Five University of Bath-based hurdlers each took a step closer to competing at the London 2012 Olympic Games with impressive performances at this weekend’s Aviva Trials. Dai Greene, Jack Green, Eilidh Child, Andrew Pozzi and Lawrence Clarke all achieved top two finishes at the trials in Birmingham and have the A qualification times for their events. The five are all coached by Malcolm Arnold, UK Athletics National Event Coach Hurdles. All five look set to...
2012-bound badminton player Hadia Hosny El Said, who trains at the University, sent more than 100 people off on today’s Olympic Day Run at the Sports Training Village. People of all ages took part under the watchful eye of event organiser Greg Sharp over both a 3km and 5km course, including the University’s Director of Sport Stephen Baddeley. The annual run, which took place mercifully between the showers, was part of the Gold Rush open...
University of Bath-based teenage swimmer Siobahn-Marie O’Connor produced the performance of her life to achieve the London 2012 Olympic qualifying standard. The 16-year-old produced a stunning swim to take gold in the 100m breaststroke final at the ASA National Championships tonight (Friday). The competition in Sheffield was the final opportunity for Siobahn-Marie to achieve the Olympic qualifying standard and she did it in style with a personal best of 1:08.04. That took her well below...
More than 400 pupils from Bath and North East Somerset primary schools have been enjoying multi-skill movement sessions at the University of Bath over the past fortnight. Led by students and coaches, the sessions were delivered in racket, ball, balance and speed skills within the world-leading environment of the Sports Training Village. The festivals have been the culmination of a year of multi-skill delivery in the primary schools themselves delivered by University of Bath graduate...
University of Bath-based swimmer Chris Walker-Hebborn became the latest Bath athlete to achieve the London 2012 Olympic qualifying standard when he struck gold at the ASA National Championships tonight (Thursday). Walker-Hebborn won the 200m backstroke final at the championships in Sheffield in a season’s best time of 1:57.17. That was well inside the FINA A qualifying standard time of 1:58.48 and put him ninth in the world rankings. It means Walker-Hebborn, who trains at the...
Team Bath-MCTA tennis player Lisa Whybourn was the only British winner at Wimbledon qualifying with a hard fought 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Sarah Gronert (Ger). Head Coach David Sammel said “Lisa has had a solid month and won 8/12 matches but naturally to take a small step towards Wimbledon is pleasing. Her lead coach Ian Macdonald ‘Macca’ has done a superb job and Lisa is a tougher player due to his work and that...
