Brilliant bronze at European Games provides Olympic artistic swimming medal motivation for scholar Kate Shortman

University of Bath sporting scholar Kate Shortman says she and artistic swimming partner Izzy Thorpe are targeting an Olympic podium place after winning Women’s Duet bronze at the Kraków-Małopolska 2023 European Games in Poland. It is a first continental medal for 30 years by a British pairing in the Duet and the first major international medal of their careers to date for the duo, who improved on their preliminaries score by more than 15 points...

26 June 2023

European U23 Champs next for Aleeya Sibbons after Bath sporting scholar makes her senior GB athletics debut

University of Bath sporting scholar Aleeya Sibbons will have another opportunity to impress on the international stage this summer after being selected for the European U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland. The Architecture student, who is supported by a Santander Scholarship and trains with the University's student athletics squad, will represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland in both the 100m and women’s 4x100m relay when the event takes place from 13-16 July. She booked her spot by winning the...

25 June 2023

“Dream come true” as Team Bath’s Kadeen Corbin is named in Barbados squad for 2023 Netball World Cup

Team Bath’s Kadeen Corbin will make her Netball World Cup debut this summer after being selected in the Barbados squad heading to South Africa. She is joined in the squad by sister Sasha, a former Team Bath player who will be making her final competitive appearance before retiring from the game. The Corbin sisters have both previously represented England at the Commonwealth Games, with Kadeen helping the Roses secure their historic gold medal on Australia’s...

22 June 2023

Team Bath Netball celebrate reaching British Fast5 All-Stars Championship Final for second consecutive year

Team Bath Netball should be proud of their performance as they defended their crown at the British Fast5 All-Stars Championship on Friday 16th June at London’s Copper Box Arena, achieving back-to-back finals. The Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold squad comprised nine players who had featured in the  Super League this season, while it was the first senior Team Bath call-up for Ellen Morgan. The team came out all guns blazing and produced some fearless play to take the opening...

19 June 2023

University of Bath trio selected for 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship in South Africa

University of Bath students Harvey Cuckson, Sam Harris and Louie Hennessey will be competing at the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship, taking place in South Africa from 24th June to 14th July. Sports Performance student Cuckson and fellow Bath Rugby Academy player Harris, who studies Sport and Exercise Science, are in an England squad who start their campaign against Ireland on Saturday 24th June (12.30pm kick-off). Hennessey, who also combines his Bath Rugby Acacemy career...

16 June 2023

Innovation in Sport event highlights importance of partnerships for Bath’s sporting success

Students, staff and alumni joined external partners at an event held on campus which showcased how the University of Bath has pioneered innovations across sport. Delegates heard from top-level athletes based at the University, including swimming sensation and double Olympic Gold medallist Tom Dean; 2018 Winter Olympic Skeleton Bronze medallist Dom Parsons; and Team Bath Netball Head Coach Asha Francis. Each spoke about how the University set-up had enabled their careers to thrive. Alongside competing...

15 June 2023

Team Bath Netball players, staff and sponsors celebrate 2023 Super League season with awards night at Rengen House

Jayda Pechova, Sophie Kelly, Ali Wilshier and Betsy Creak were the award winners when Team Bath Netball staged their Super League end-of-season celebrations at Rengen House in Bath on Tuesday. Pechova, whose impressive first full season in Super League has earned her a place in the Vitality Roses senior programme, was voted as both Players’ and Fans’ Most Valuable Player for 2023. The defender, who is supported by a Trendell Sports Scholarship as she combines...

14 June 2023

Alicia Barnett and Olivia Nicholls start Wimbledon grass-court preparations by reaching women’s doubles final at Surbiton Trophy

Team Bath Tennis player Alicia Barnett and women’s doubles partner Olivia Nicholls began their grass-court season by reaching the final of the Lexus Surbiton Trophy. The duo, ranked number three for the tournament, were in fine form throughout the week as they eased through the knockout rounds without dropping a set. A 6-1 7-6(4) victory over fellow Brits Harriet Dart and Heather Watson was followed up with a well-earned 7-6(3) 7-5 success against Quinn Gleason...

11 June 2023

Sporting scholar Aleeya Sibbons earns first senior British Athletics selection for European Team Championships in Poland

University of Bath sporting scholar Aleeya Sibbons is set to make her senior Great Britain and Northern Ireland athletics debut after being named in the European Team Championships squad. The Architecture student, who is supported by a Santander Scholarship, has been selected in the women’s 4x100m relay team for the first division match at the Championships, held in Silesia, Poland on 23-25 June. Sibbons is one of 11 debutants in the GB&NI squad and her...

08 June 2023

Joe Choong takes the positives after late slip denies Pentathlon GB star World Cup Final victory and first Paris 2024 Olympic quota spot

A slip just before the finish line meant University of Bath-based Joe Choong had to settle for silver during a dramatic UIPM Modern Pentathlon World Cup Final in Ankara, Turkey. Torrential rain delayed the men’s final for several hours but Pentathlon GB’s Choong coped with the challenging conditions expertly to sit in second place going into the decisive run-shoot, which was contested after sunset due to the earlier hold-up. Cars and volunteers’ phones had to...

05 June 2023