One year to go: Paris 2024 Olympic Games on the horizon for University of Bath-based athletes and students

The countdown is on for athletes who train or study at the University of Bath as the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are now just a year away. They will be determined to have secured their place on the biggest sporting stage of all when the Olympic flame is lit in front of the Trocadero on Friday 26th July 2024 following a unique opening ceremony taking place on the River Seine. Two athletes have already achieved...

26 July 2023

Sporting scholar Kate Shortman makes history by winning Britain’s first-ever artistic swimming medal at World Aquatics Championships

University of Bath sporting scholar Kate Shortman was overwhelmed after securing Great Britain’s first-ever Artistic Swimming World Championship medal with a history-making performance in Fukuoka, Japan. The Bill Whiteley Scholar won bronze in the Women’s Solo Free competition on Wednesday with a superbly-executed routine which earned her 219.9542 points, only beaten by home favourite Yukiko Inui and Austria’s Vasiliki Alexandri. Shortman, who studies International Management and Modern Languages (French), said: "I can't even put it...

19 July 2023

Students and graduates named among 12-strong GB home team for UIPM Modern Pentathlon World Champs at University of Bath

Pentathlon GB have today announced a 12-strong ‘home’ team for the UIPM Modern Pentathlon World Championships 2023, taking place at their Bath National Training Centre next month. Reigning World and Olympic Champion Joe Choong will be bidding to defend his crown when the Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifying event takes place at the University of Bath from 19-28 August - click here to purchase tickets. He will be joined in the men’s squad by Myles...

19 July 2023

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