A first for football as Bath City FC and University of Bath partner to create unrivalled football development programme

Bath City Football Club and the University of Bath have joined forces to create a partnership unique in British sport.  The result is the new Bath City Under 21 Development Squad, an event that Bath City manager Adie Britton describes as, “the most exciting footballing development that has happened in my seven years at the club.” Both the club and the University will provide players for the new team, which will start playing matches against...

26 October 2011

GB bobsleigh crews gear-up for Sochi 2014

Innovative research projects and training sessions alongside players from the NFL are helping propel the British bobsleigh team towards the podium at the Sochi Olympic Winter Games in 2014. Gary Anderson, Performance Director of Great Britain Bobsleigh, discussed details of the team’s path towards Sochi at a preview to the 2011/2 season at the team’s University of Bath base. The Sochi Olympic Winter Games take place almost 50 years to the day since Tony Nash...

17 October 2011

Coles runner-up at Turkish Open

Team Bath badminton player Chris Coles finished run-up in the mixed doubles at the Turkish Open at Antalya at the weekend. Coles and partner Jessica Fletcher, seeded four for the competition, went down to top seeds Ben Stawski and Lauren Smith 21-19, 21-13 in an all-English final. Coles also reached the semi-final of the men’s doubles with Matt Nottingham, where they lost 21-16, 21-17 to top seeds Stawski and Paul vsn Rietvelde. Coles and Nottingham...

17 October 2011

Charteris heartbroken as Wales miss out on final

University of Bath graduate Luke Charteris said it was heartbreaking for his Wales side to miss out on a place in the IRB World Cup final. Wales went down 9-8 to France in Saturday’s semi-final in Auckland, just missing out on a berth in the final for the first time in their history. Charteris, who graduated from the University with a degree in Sport and Exercise Science in 2005, said: “We came to the World...

17 October 2011

Charteris a game away from World Cup final

University of Bath graduate Luke Charteris is just one game away from helping Wales make their first appearance in an IRB Rugby World Cup Final. Charteris graduated from the University of Bath with a degree in Sport and Exercise Science in 2005 and has been a key figure in Wales’ campaign in New Zealand. The lock, who stands six feet and nine inches tall, has started four of Wales’ five World Cup games to date,...

11 October 2011

Amy wins top sporting award

Amy Williams, Bath’s skeleton Olympic Winter Games gold medallist, has landed a top award presented each year by the Daily Mail to an athlete who combines sporting genius with the Corinthian spirit. Amy, who trains at the University of Bath, has been presented with the Ian Wooldridge Award, which was established in honour of the late Daily Mail journalist. It is voted for by Daily Mail readers. Sarah Wooldridge, Ian’s widow, travelled to Bath to...

11 October 2011

Trio win European Junior gold

University of Bath student Freyja Prentice and graduates Kate French and Lydia Rosling are celebrating winning the first gold medal of the European Junior Championships in Poland. The GB trio won the women's team relay gold at Drzonkow at yesterday's (Monday) opening day of the championships. Prentice is currently studying for a degree in Biology at the University, while  French and Rosling are both Sports Performance gradautes. The GB team beat a strong Hungarian team...

20 September 2011

Kadeen thrilled by England selection

Nineteen-year-old University of Bath Sports Performance student Kadeen Corbin is thrilled to have been called into the senior England netball squad for the first time after being selected for the upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand. “I’m so excited, I can’t wait,” said Kadeen, who plays for Team Bath Toucans and has played just two Fiat Netball Superleague fixtures for Team Bath. Kadeen is one of five Team Bath players named in England’s 14-strong...

20 September 2011

Hunt wins back-to-back doubles titles

University of Bath student Louise Hunt and partner Lucy Shuker have won back-to-back wheelchair tennis women’s doubles titles in North America. A week ago the British pair won the TennisCanada International in Montreal, beating Shelby Baron (USA) and Kgothatso Montjane (RSA) 6-1, 6-1 in the final of Hunt’s first North American tournament. And on Saturday they followed that up by taking the PTR Wheelchair Tennis Championships in Hilton Head in South Carolina. The top seeds...

19 September 2011

Staff, students and athletes pay tributes to Bath’s newest World Champion

Staff, students and athletes at the University of Bath have paid tribute to Bath’s newest World Champion at a reception for Dai Greene today (Tuesday). Greene produced an outstanding performance to strike gold in the 400m hurdles at the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea on 1st September. It means Greene has added the World title to the European and Commonwealth crowns he won last year. He was officially welcomed back to his Sports Training...

13 September 2011