Double delight for Tom Dean as University of Bath sporting scholars and coaches enjoy success at British Swimming Awards 2021-22

University of Bath swimmer Tom Dean capped an unforgettable two years when he was named as both Outstanding Swimmer and Champion Athlete as British Swimming staged their 2021-22 awards in Manchester. Fellow sporting scholar Kate Shortman won the Outstanding Artistic Swimmers award alongside partner Isabelle Thorpe and David McNulty, coach of the hugely-successful British Swimming Performance Centre Bath squad, took the Coach of the Year accolade. The Awards 2021-22, Supercharged by Speedo, reflected on the...

14 November 2022

Debut to remember as Team Bath Tennis ace Alicia Barnett helps Great Britain reach first Billie Jean King Cup semi-finals since 1981

Team Bath Tennis ace Alicia Barnett says helping Great Britain reach their first Billie Jean King Cup semi-final in more than 40 years was an “incredible experience”. Barnett, coached by Ian MacDonald at the University of Bath, and doubles partner Olivia Nicholls were instrumental as GB progressed through the group stages, winning both of their matches in straight sets to the delight of 4,000-strong crowds at Glasgow's Emirates Arena. The GB debutants then went mighty...

13 November 2022

Bath student Emma Whitaker and graduate Joe Choong win Pentathlete of the Year honours at UIPM 2022 Annual Awards

University of Bath-based Olympic Champion Joe Choong and sporting scholar Emma Whitaker have both won Athlete of the Year honours in the UIPM 2022 Annual Awards for modern pentathlon. Choong – who studied Mathematics at the University, where he trains with Pentathlon GB – was named as Best Senior Male Pentathlete after winning the World Championship for the first time in July, completing his set of global titles. Sports Performance student Whitaker, supported by a...

13 November 2022

University of Bath students past and present impress on first senior England appearances at Fast5 Netball World Series in New Zealand

Team Bath Netball’s Tash Pavelin and Jayda Pechova made their first senior England appearances as the Roses narrowly missed out on a medal at the 2022 Fast5 Netball World Series in New Zealand. The Blue & Gold Super League defenders were part of a Roses squad that were just two points behind the hosts at half-time of Sunday’s bronze-medal match before the Silver Ferns pulled away to win 39-25. It had been a different story...

07 November 2022

Video: Team Bath Netball stars lead empowering day of sport for young girls during Be Inspired event with St John’s Foundation

Team Bath Netball Super League players and coaches helped to deliver an empowering day of sport for young girls from Bath and North East Somerset. The Be Inspired Netball Day was a collaboration between Team Bath, Prior Park College, who hosted the event, and St John’s Foundation, one of the UK’s oldest charities, and saw the Blue & Gold stars share their netball knowledge with Year 6 pupils from eight schools in the region, as...

05 November 2022

Student teams take match and training analysis to next level as PlayerData joins Team Bath family as Official Sports Data Partner

Student sports teams at the University of Bath are taking their match and training analysis to the next level thanks to a new partnership with PlayerData. Football, hockey and rugby coaches at the University are able to have near instant access to a whole range of performance-enhancing data about their players including total distance run, top speed, number of high-intensity bursts and heatmaps showing their positioning on the pitch. PlayerData, as Official Sports Data Partner...

04 November 2022

University of Bath rowers looking to impress as Boston hosts first GB Rowing Team trial for 2023 senior and U23 racing season

Rowers at the University of Bath will have their first chance to impress international selectors when the Great Britain Rowing Team trials get under way this weekend. Boston will host the first of six trials for the 2023 Senior and U23 teams on Saturday and Sunday (5-6 November), with Jamie Gare and Cedol Dafydd – who study Accounting & Finance and Sport Management & Coaching respectively – racing as seniors. Both are members of the...

03 November 2022

Team Bath weather the storm to claim thrilling single-point win over Loughborough on wet and windy night of BUCS Super Rugby

Team Bath held off a late comeback from old rivals Loughborough to edge out the BUCS Super Rugby leaders by a single point on a wet and windy Wednesday evening at the Sports Training Village. The men’s 1st XV, sponsored by Bath Building Society, treated their hardy supporters to another strong display in challenging conditions as they went 36-21 up with 10 minutes to go, Luca Mignot scoring 24 points and Bath Rugby Academy player...

02 November 2022

Dream come true as Team Bath Tennis star Alicia Barnett is called into Great Britain team for Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Glasgow

Alicia Barnett’s "incredible" 2022 has continued after the Team Bath Tennis ace was today added to the Great Britain team for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals, taking place at Glasgow Emirates Arena from 8-13 November. It will be a first appearance in the world’s largest annual women's international team sports competition – formerly known as the Fed Cup – for Barnett, who has risen to become the British number one women’s doubles player after...

02 November 2022

University of Bath student and Team Bath Netball Super League star Jayda Pechova shortlisted for SportsAid One-to-Watch Award

New Team Bath Netball Super League recruit Jayda Pechova has been shortlisted for SportsAid’s prestigious One-to-Watch Award. Previous winners of the honour include Tom Daley, Courtney Tulloch, Amber Hill, Morgan Lake and Alex Yee. Around 1,000 young athletes from 60 different sports receive support from the national charity every year but only 10 are in line for the One-to-Watch Award and Pechova is thrilled to be on that shortlist. “I was so shocked, I didn’t...

01 November 2022