University of Bath-based swimmers secure Mare Nostrum Tour medals as World Championships preparations continue

Sporting scholar Cameron Brooker won two medals and Commonwealth champion Brodie Williams secured three as University of Bath-based swimmers stepped up their World Championships preparations on the 2023 Mare Nostrum Swim Tour. Mechanical Engineering student Brooker (pictured), supported by an Ivor Powell Scholarship, recorded both of his podium places on the first leg in Canet-En-Roussillon, placing third in the 50m backstroke and 2nd in the 100m backstroke. British Swimming Performance Centre Bath training partner Williams...

21 May 2023

Team Bath’s Imogen Allison named in Vitality Roses squad for 2023 Netball World Cup in South Africa

Team Bath Netball’s Imogen Allison has been named in the England squad for the 2023 Netball World Cup, taking place in South Africa from 28th July to 6th August. It will be a first senior World Cup for the dynamic mid-courter, who helped England win bronze at the World Youth Cup in 2017. Allison has won 28 senior caps since making her Vitality Roses debut in 2020 and was a standout performer on her previous...

16 May 2023

Student-athlete Grace Crompton in fine try-scoring form as Great Britain conclude HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Toulouse

University of Bath student Grace Crompton bagged four tries as Great Britain’s women finished seventh overall at the France 7s tournament in Toulouse, the last event of the 2022-23 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Crompton, who studies Sports Management and Coaching, scored the decisive third try in a 19-12 victory over Japan and touched down again as Great Britain beat Spain 33-12 in their second match of Pool C. She continued her scoring streak against...

15 May 2023

Double gold for Kerenza Bryson and first World Cup title for Bath student Charlie Brown as Pentathlon GB celebrate in Sofia

Kerenza Bryson claimed double gold and there was a first international victory for University of Bath student Charlie Brown as Pentathlon GB enjoyed an excellent weekend at the UIPM Modern Pentathlon World Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria. Bryson was in fantastic form throughout the women’s individual final on Saturday, recording a perfect record and picking up several bonus points in the fencing ranking round to go into the decisive laser-run in fourth place. [caption id="attachment_68946" align="alignright"...

14 May 2023

Don’t miss this chance to trial for successful British Rowing Start programme at Bath as latest intake help secure best BUCS Regatta results

The successful British Rowing Start talent development programme based at the University of Bath is holding trials for aspiring Olympians this month. Taking place at the Team Bath Sports Training Village on Tuesday 30th and Wednesday 31st May, they are open to women aged 14-22 who are 178cm or taller and men aged 14-20 who are 188cm or taller. Trialists need no previous rowing experience, just the right physique and attitude to give rowing a...

13 May 2023

Team Bath Netball treat sell-out crowd to epic encounter against Manchester Thunder in last home game of 2023 Super League season

Team Bath Netball treated another capacity crowd to arguably their best performance of the season so far as they narrowly lost out 67-63 to defending Netball Super League champions Manchester Thunder. A memorable last home game of the 2023 season saw the Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold provide a 1,700-strong crowd in the Team Bath Arena with plenty to cheer as they took a 38-33 lead into half-time. Thunder used all of their experience to...

12 May 2023

Sporting scholar Kate Shortman starts busy summer of international artistic swimming with World Cup bronze in France

University of Bath sporting scholar Kate Shortman got her international season off to a strong start by winning bronze at the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup in Montpellier, France. Olympian Shortman, who is supported by a Bill Whiteley Scholarship, and partner Isabelle Thorpe showcased the work they have put into their new Women’s Free Duet routine by earning a high execution mark of 238.49 to comfortably place on the podium with an overall score...

10 May 2023

Another full house to cheer on Team Bath as they conclude 2023 Netball Super League home campaign against Manchester Thunder

Team Bath Netball will have another capacity crowd behind them on Friday when they take on Manchester Thunder in their final home match of the 2023 Netball Super League season. A club-record 12,200 tickets have been sold for the eight fixtures at the Team Bath Arena this year and it will be a full house once again when the Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold face the defending champions live on Sky Sports (7.30pm centre-pass). Asha Francis, Team Bath Netball Head...

09 May 2023

Super six medals for University of Bath students at 2023 BUCS Outdoor Athletics Championships

University of Bath students won six medals – two silver and four bronze – when they competed at the 2023 BUCS Outdoor Athletics Championships over the Bank Holiday weekend. [caption id="attachment_68955" align="alignright" width="292"] Evelyn Fonteyne (left) won high jump silver[/caption] Alex O’Callaghan-Brown (Psychology), pictured top left, set a new personal best of 53.18 to finish runner-up in the men’s 400m hurdles and Evelyn Fonteyne (Biology) took women’s high jump silver with a 1.72m clearance. Santander...

03 May 2023

Blue & Gold denied by strong Strathclyde Sirens’ performance but will take positives into next match

Monday 1st May saw Team Bath’s Super League Netball squad face Scotland’s only Netball Super League club – Strathclyde Sirens, this time on the Sirens’ home turf. With the teams being just one place apart in the 2023 Netball Super League positions, it was always going to be a tough match and the Sirens got off to a flying start. For our Haines-Watts sponsored squad, it was a Super League and court debut for Phoebe Maslen, who performed very...

02 May 2023