Hard work reaps it reward as University of Bath swimmer Luke Turley prepares to make World Aquatics Championships debut

Five years of hard work will pay off for University of Bath-based Luke Turley when he makes his senior British Swimming debut at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Turley and fellow debutant Cameron Brooker – a Mechanical Engineering student supported by an Ivor Powell Sporting Scholarship – are among seven Performance Centre Bath athletes competing in the swimming section of the championships, along with Jacob Peters, Brodie Williams and Olympic gold-medallists Freya...

18 July 2023

Scholar Aleeya Sibbons secures relay gold for GB & NI in new record time at European Athletics U23 Championships

University of Bath sporting scholar Aleeya Sibbons anchored Great Britain & Northern Ireland to women’s 4x100m relay gold at the European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland. The Architecture student, who is supported by a Santander Scholarship and coached by Colin Bovell in the University’s high-performance athletics squad, took the baton in the lead and finished with a flourish as GB claimed the continental title in a new Championship record of 43.04. The quartet of Cassie-Ann Pemberton, Amy...

17 July 2023

Judoka George Kroussaniotakis enjoys golden warm-up for World University Games by winning Tallin European Open title

Team Bath judoka George Kroussaniotakis warmed up for this month’s World University Games by winning gold at the Tallin European Open in Estonia. Kroussaniotakis, who studies Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Bath, beat Ukraine’s Anton Savytskiy – ranked 39 in the world – in the semi-finals of the men’s -100kg weight division. The final against Italy’s Enrico Bergamelli saw Kroussaniotakis throw his opponent twice for wazari and overall victory. It was the...

12 July 2023

Toby Samuel enjoys memorable Grand Slam debut as Team Bath Tennis players take to world-famous grass courts at Wimbledon

Team Bath Tennis players Toby Samuel and Alicia Barnett have gained more invaluable Grand Slam experience after competing at Wimbledon 2023. It was a first-ever Grand Slam for Samuel, who enjoyed a dream senior debut on the world-famous grass courts as he and men's doubles partner Connor Thompson beat Pedro Cachin (Argentina) and Yannick Hanfmann (Germany) 7-5 6-3 on Thursday. Weather delays meant they had to wait four days for their second-round match against number...

11 July 2023

Piers Gilliver marks return to action with double gold as University of Bath-based wheelchair fencers impress at Warsaw World Cup

University of Bath-based wheelchair fencer Piers Gilliver made a successful return to competition after injury by winning double gold at the IWAS World Cup in Warsaw, Poland. Paralympic, World and European Champion Gilliver hasn’t competed internationally since December but was quickly back to his best as he dominated the Category A epee, sealing the title with a 15-5 victory over China’s Saichun Zhong. He followed that up with a second gold in the Category A...

10 July 2023

University of Bath reception celebrates historic season for British Bobsleigh and Skeleton athletes and thriving partnership

Athletes, staff and officials with the British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association (BBSA) were special guests at a University of Bath reception to celebrate the team’s outstanding 2022-23 season. Hosted by the University’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ian White, the event gave both organisations a chance to discuss the importance of their partnership against the backdrop of 80 international medals won during a historic campaign by the bobsleigh and skeleton athletes who train at the University. They included...

05 July 2023

Team gold plus individual and relay medals plus Paris 2024 quota places equals successful European Games for Pentathlon GB

University of Bath-based Pentathlon GB athletes are heading home from the 2023 European Games in Krakow, Poland with team gold, a silver medal, three bronze and two Paris 2024 Olympic Games quota places. Olympic and World Champion Joe Choong narrowly missed out on adding the continental men’s title to his collection, crossing the finish line just three seconds behind Italy’s Giorgio Malan, but a strong sprint finish ensured he pipped Hungary’s Csaba Bohm to the...

02 July 2023

Super six titles among big medal haul for University of Bath Swimming Club at Golden Bear Meet in Croatia

The University of Bath Swimming Club won 24 medals, six of them gold, and recorded 22 personal bests when they enjoyed a successful trip to Zagreb, Croatia, for the 37th Golden Bear Meet. Niamh Ward produced a hat-trick of backstroke victories over 50m (29.4), 100m (1:02.49) and 200m (2:13.87), while Business student Jemima Hall won 200m freestyle gold (2:00.47) and silver in the 50m backstroke (29.96), 50m freestyle (26.51), 100m backstroke (1:03.22) and 100m freestyle...

01 July 2023

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