Dimitri Coutya’s fantastic foil victory helps Bath-based wheelchair fencers end year with impressive medal haul at Thailand World Cup

The University of Bath-based British wheelchair fencing team won one gold, one silver and three bronze medals at the last World Cup of the year in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand – contested as part of the 2023 World Abilitysport Games. Dimitri Coutya got the week off to an outstanding start, his dominance in the Category B foil competition underlined by a 15-3 victory over France’s Maxime Valet in the final. He only conceded eight hits in...

08 December 2023

VIDEO: Comeback falls just short as University of Bath are edged out by Durham in BUCS Super Rugby top-four thriller

The University of Bath men’s 1st XV saw a spirited comeback fall just short as they slipped to a narrow 35-33 BUCS Super Rugby home defeat to Durham on Wednesday. A pulsating top-four contest at the Team Bath Sports Training Village saw the Bath Building Society-sponsored hosts twice lead in the first half through a brace of tries from Number 8 Ted Johnson, both converted by Iwan Price-Thomas. Durham replied in kind on both occasions...

07 December 2023

Dual Career student-athlete Harry Jones wins all-University of Bath final to claim his first Senior Silver badminton title

Team Bath Dual Career student-athlete Harry Jones claimed the biggest tournament success of his badminton career to date as he won the Wiltshire Senior Silver competition. An all-University of Bath men’s singles final saw Accounting and Finance student Jones beat Mechanical Engineering student Toby Dillingham to secure his first senior silver title. Psychology graduate Katie Scott, who continues to train with the University’s badminton performance squad, reached the ladies’ singles final and won the mixed...

06 December 2023

‘Stoked’ Fenella Langridge smashes course record to claim first IRONMAN victory in style in Western Australia

Team Bath full-time athlete Fenella Langridge recorded her first Ironman victory in style as she set a new course record at the 2023 GWM IRONMAN Western Australia in Busselton. Langridge does her swimming training at the Team Bath Sports Training Village and she underlined her status as one of the strongest swimmers in Ironman competition by clocking the fastest time of 51:07 in the 3.8km opening discipline. That gave her a narrow lead going into...

05 December 2023

England internationals, European medallists and aspiring Olympians among new University of Bath sporting scholars for 2023-24

An England Rugby captain, rising netball star and aspiring Olympians in athletics, rowing and swimming are among the high-performing University of Bath student-athletes to be awarded sporting scholarships for the 2023-24 academic year. British Swimming Performance Centre duo Robbie Hemmings and Jack Skerry, England U21 netballer Alanna Pullen, national high jump champion Luke Ball and European U19 rowing medallist Ella Fullman are all in their first year of combining sport and study at the University,...

04 December 2023

VIDEO: Iwan Coyle’s first-half double sets University of Bath on their way to five-try BUCS Super Rugby home win over Cardiff

The University of Bath men’s 1st XV started their run of three successive BUCS Super Rugby home matches at the Team Bath Sports Training Village with a 27-7 victory against Cardiff. It was an instant return to winning ways for the Bath Building Society-sponsored hosts following last week’s battling defeat at table-topping Exeter. [caption id="attachment_69996" align="alignright" width="292"] Iwan Coyle scored two first-half tries. PICTURES: Bob Bradford[/caption] Flanker Iwan Coyle warmed up proceedings on a cold...

30 November 2023

University of Bath students among next generation of Team Bath Netball stars looking to shine as 2023-24 NPL season begins

The 2023-24 Netball Performance League (NPL) season gets under way this weekend and Team Bath’s age-group squads are hoping to shine once again on the national stage. All of the teams achieved top-four finishes in their respective leagues last season, with the U21s winning bronze medals for a second successive year. Seven members of that squad – Scarlett Creasey, Ife Danso, Ellie Gabriel, Amaya Herold, Effie Robinson and Super League training partner Lily Jones –...

29 November 2023

University of Bath student-rugby player Austin Emens earns first Great Britain call-up for Emirate Dubai 7s

University of Bath student Austin Emens will make his GB Rugby Sevens debut this weekend after being selected to compete at the renowned Emirates Dubai 7s. His call-up comes after the Business student impressed during a training week in Malaga ahead of the opening round of the revamped and rebranded HSBC SVNS 2024 series and through his performances for Bath’s BUCS Super Rugby squad during the past few seasons. Emens has been a regular starter...

28 November 2023

Bath’s BUCS Super Rugby winning run comes to a battling end as table-topping Exeter extend their perfect start

The University of Bath men’s 1st XV were unable to prevent table-topping Exeter extending their 100 per cent record as they were beaten 31-17 in Wednesday’s BUCS Super Rugby South West derby. The Bath Building Society-sponsored visitors went into the match off four successive victories and gave Exeter a real test in the first half, responding to two home tries with touchdowns of their own from winger Oli Sedgwick and hooker Jasper Spandler. Only two...

23 November 2023

Cameron Brooker’s golden hat-trick among 18-medal haul as University of Bath swimmers shine at BUCS Short Course Champs

Sporting scholar Cameron Brooker secured a hat-trick of titles as University of Bath students won 18 medals at the 2023 BUCS Short Course Swimming Championships in Sheffield. Mechanical Engineering student Brooker, who will represent Great Britain at December’s European Short Course Championships, struck gold in the 100m backstroke (50.95), 200m backstroke (1:52.80) and 200m freestyle (1:44.85). Joshua Gammon won 200m butterfly gold (1:54.70) and Leah Crisp, Jemima Hall and Niamh Ward also enjoyed multiple podium...

21 November 2023