Culture, Media and Sport Secretary visits Olympic and Paralympic Champions at University of Bath ahead of Paris 2024 milestone

Lucy Frazer MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, met several Olympic and Paralympic Champions at their University of Bath training base on Thursday where they are preparing for Paris 2024, now just six months away. She was accompanied on the tour of the Team Bath Sports Training Village (STV) by Dame Katherine Grainger, Chair of UK Sport, and spoke to a number of athletes and coaches including double Tokyo 2020 swimming gold-medallist...

26 January 2024

Olympic Champion Kate French targeting Paris 2024 title defence as pentathlon star returns to competition after 18-month break

Reigning Olympic Champion Kate French is aiming to be at Paris 2024 this summer to defend her modern pentathlon crown as she prepares to return to competition for the first time in nearly 18 months. French, who trains with Pentathlon GB at the University of Bath, has only competed twice since winning gold in record-breaking style at the rescheduled Tokyo Games in August 2021 and took a break from the sport during 2023 to consider...

26 January 2024

VIDEO: Four-try Bath make winning start to 2024 with hard-earned BUCS Super Rugby home victory over Leeds Beckett

The University of Bath men’s 1st XV made a winning start to 2024 as they claimed a bonus-point victory over Leeds Beckett in their first BUCS Super Rugby match of the year. Ted Johnson (pictured top), Tom Cowan, Jasper Spandler and Iwan Coyle all touched down for the hosts, sponsored by Bath Building Society, as they recorded a hard-earned 24-12 success at the Team Bath Sports Training Village. Bath were missing a number of players...

25 January 2024

Student-pentathlete Charlie Brown determined to build on breakthrough season and seize his Paris 2024 Olympic opportunity

It’s four years earlier than he anticipated but University of Bath student Charlie Brown has put himself in the mix to make his modern pentathlon Olympic debut this summer and is determined to take the opportunity. The 20-year-old made his first major senior international appearance for Pentathlon GB less than 12 months ago but went on to enjoy an excellent 2023, reaching the men’s individual finals at the European Games in Poland and the UIPM...

25 January 2024

Olympic swimming champion Tom Dean launches new podcast tracking his bid to make Team GB history at Paris 2024

With just six months to go until he bids to make history at Paris 2024, University of Bath-based double Olympic swimming champion Tom Dean is launching a new podcast tracking his record-breaking medal attempt. Tom Dean Medal Machine will see the Tokyo 2020 gold-medallist, coached by David McNulty at the British Swimming Performance Centre Bath, speak to a range of celebrity guests about building a champion’s mindset as well as provide behind-the-scenes insight into his...

24 January 2024

Flanders Cup provides University of Bath-based swimmers with early-season racing opportunities during Olympic year

Members of the British Swimming Performance Centre Bath squad got in some good racing early in the Olympic season when they competed at the Flanders Cup in Antwerp, Belgium. The meet gave the squad, who train at the Team Bath Sports Training Village, a short competitive break from their high-intensity training programme and was also a chance for Tom Dean and Jacob Whittle to warm up for their World Championships appearance in Doha next month....

21 January 2024

First senior Red Roses call-up for University of Bath student Gabriella Nigrelli as preparations begin for 2024 Guinness Women’s Six Nations

University of Bath student Gabriella Nigrelli has been named in the England Rugby Women’s training squad as preparations begin for the Guinness Women’s Six Nations in late March. The back-row forward, who studies Civil and Architectural Engineering, is among six uncapped players in the 38-strong squad selected by Head Coach John Mitchell for the Red Roses’ first camp of 2024. Nigrelli has previously represented England at U20 level. Joining the Bristol Bears Women player in...

18 January 2024

University of Bath student-rugby player Archie Griffin named in Wales squad for 2024 Guinness Six Nations

University of Bath student Archie Griffin is in contention for a first senior Wales cap after being named in their 2024 Guinness Six Nations squad. The tighthead prop is in his third year of combining a Sports Performance degree with representing Bath Rugby and has progressed through their Academy to the Premiership, making four appearances so far this season. A Wales U18 and U20 international, Griffin has also impressed for the University men’s 1st XV...

16 January 2024

Plenty of home cheer at Cardiff World Cup as British wheelchair fencing squad make golden start to Paris 2024 Paralympic year

Dimitri Coutya won double gold and Piers Gilliver was also victorious as the University of Bath-based British wheelchair fencing squad bagged a fantastic five medals when Cardiff hosted the first World Cup of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games year. Coutya gave the home crowd plenty to shout about when he claimed both the Category B epee and foil titles plus foil team silver with training partners Oliver Lam-Watson, Joshua Waddell and Gilliver, who won Category...

15 January 2024

Plenty of learning to be taken from sell-out home Tri-Tournament as Team Bath Netball continue build-up to 2024 Super League season

Asha Francis says her Team Bath Netball players will have learnt plenty from their performances in Sunday’s sell-out Tri-Tournament against Super League rivals Severn Stars and London Pulse. An action-packed afternoon saw Stars secure the Lyn Gunson Trophy – named after the Team Bath coaching great – with a 53-34 win over the hosts and 46-40 success against Pulse, who then beat Team Bath 42-32 in the third round-robin fixture. Head Coach Francis was pleased...

14 January 2024