Blistering finish from Tom Dean helps University of Bath-based trio win freestyle relay bronze at World Swimming Championships

Tom Dean won his second medal of the week and James Guy took his international medal tally to 32 as they helped British Swimming claim 4x200m freestyle relay bronze at the FINA World Championships in Budapest. Fellow University of Bath-based swimmer Matt Richards also received a medal after playing his part in securing a place for the GB team in Thursday’s final with a strong swim in the heats. Guy produced a solid opening leg...

23 June 2022

University of Bath students Ethan Staddon and Tom Carr-Smith get England Rugby call for Six Nations U20 Summer Series

Sporting scholar Ethan Staddon and fellow University of Bath student Tom Carr-Smith have been named in the England Rugby U20 squad for the Six Nations U20 Summer Series. They join Bath Rugby club colleagues Sam Harris, Ewan Richards and John Stewart in a 32-man squad heading to Italy for the tournament, which gets under way against South Africa on Friday 24th June (4pm BST). England will also face France on Wednesday 29th (4pm) and Ireland...

22 June 2022

Tom Dean bags bronze in thrilling freestyle final to win British Swimming’s first medal of 2022 FINA World Championships

University of Bath-based swimming star Tom Dean secured the first FINA World Championships medal of his career after taking bronze in a thrilling 200m freestyle final in Budapest on Monday. The Olympic Champion, coached by David McNulty at the Team Bath Sports Training Village, went out at world-record pace and was almost a body-length clear of the field after clocking 48.91 during an explosive first 100m. Romania’s David Popovici and South Korea’s Sunwoo Hwang managed...

21 June 2022

First senior England Rugby appearance for Bath scholar Orlando Bailey as Grace Crompton help Roses win Rugby Europe Sevens Series

Sporting scholar Orlando Bailey made his first senior England appearance and Grace Crompton helped the Roses clinch the Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy during a memorable weekend for rugby-playing University of Bath students. International Development with Economics student Bailey, who is supported by a Matrix Scholarship, came on as a replacement for Joe Cokanasiga during the second half of England men’s match against the world-famous Barbarians at Twickenham on Sunday. It was an uncapped match but...

20 June 2022

Team Bath Netball duo Layla Guscoth and Sophie Drakeford-Lewis in England squad for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

Fresh from their bronze-medal success in the 2022 Vitality Netball Superleague season, two Team Bath netballers have today been named in the Team England squad to play at the Commonwealth Games next month. Layla Guscoth, a doctor at the RUH and originally from the host city of Birmingham, is joined by University of Bath graduate Sophie Drakeford-Lewis in the squad. Both were part of the Roses squad who completed a first away Series win against...

20 June 2022

No mixed feelings for University of Bath hockey players as they win national England Hockey title in fine style after brilliant season

The University of Bath mixed hockey team produced a five-star performance to claim the England Hockey Mixed Tier 2 title when the national finals took place at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre on Saturday. They got off to the perfect start on the Olympic pitch, captain Hannah Egerton (Biomedical Sciences) opening the scoring after just two minutes, before Hertfordshire-based opponents Blueharts levelled from a penalty corner midway through the first half. James Smith...

19 June 2022

Bath alumni in exhilarating form at World Cup in Turkiye

University of Bath alumni and reigning Olympic champions Joe Choong and Kate French were once more in medal winning form at the weekend’s world cup in Ankara, Turkiye, taking gold and bronze respectively in their individual events. A second individual gold came from another Bath Alumna Jess Varley who also trains at the University of Bath Sports Training Village alongside Choong and French and for whom this was a debut individual world cup gold. Varley...

13 June 2022

FINA World Aquatics Championships kickstart busy summer of three major events in two months for Bath-based British Swimming stars

After enjoying a golden Olympic Games last summer, swimmers based at the University of Bath are raring to take on the world again as they begin an action-packed two months of international competition. Six members of the British Swimming Performance Centre Bath squad – including Tokyo 2020 gold-medallists Freya Anderson, Tom Dean, James Guy and Matt Richards – are competing at the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 17th June to 3rd July....

13 June 2022

England call on University of Bath students for 2022 Rugby Europe Men’s Sevens Trophy tournament in Zagreb

University of Bath students Alex Clayton and James Pavey have been selected in the England squad for this weekend’s Rugby Europe Men’s Sevens Trophy tournament in Zagreb, Croatia. Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering student Clayton (pictured), supported by the Team Bath Dual Career programme, was a regular starter for the Team Bath men’s 1st XV in BUCS Super Rugby last season while Pavey has just completed his first year of an Accounting and Finance course....

10 June 2022

Phumza Maweni and former Team Bath netballers set for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games as South Africa and Scotland name squads

Team Bath Netball goal-keeper Phumza Maweni has been named in the South Africa squad for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. She is joined in the SPAR Proteas squad by former Blue & Gold stars Khanyisa Chawane, Lenize Potgieter and Zanele Vimbela. Maweni excelled for Team Bath during the 2022 season, forging an outstanding defensive partnership with England’s Layla Guscoth, and was voted into the Vitality Superleague All-Star VII by her fellow netballers. She was also...

09 June 2022