Bath-based swimmers warm up for Aquatics GB Champs with impressive performances at Edinburgh International Swim Meet

There were a host of top-three finishes, including victory for Joshua Gammon, as University of Bath-based swimmers stepped up their Aquatics GB Championships preparations by racing at the 2026 Edinburgh International Swim Meet. Sports Performance alumnus Gammon touched the wall first in the 50m butterfly (23.49) and was fourth over 100m (53.26) and 200m (1:59.82). Aquatics GB Bath Performance Centre training partner Jacob Peter was third in the 50m butterfly (23.63) and fifth in the...

15 March 2026

Plenty of positives to take for Team Bath Netball from continued improvements despite single-goal setback at Dragons

They may not have quite held on for victory at LexisNexis Dragons but Team Bath Netball will take plenty of positives into this week’s home match against NXT Gen League leaders Loughborough Lightning. The Blue & Gold, fresh from recording their first win of the season against Birmingham Panthers, travelled to Cardiff with a depleted defence through injury and unavailability but produced an excellent team effort to overcome those challenges. They led 17-11 after the...

14 March 2026

Champions! Emotional evening as University of Bath win Men’s BUCS Super Rugby title for first time in superb style

The University of Bath men’s 1st XV have been crowned as BUCS Super Rugby league champions for the first time in the competition’s 10-year history. A superbly executed 17-7 away win at Durham, Bath’s 11th successive victory, ensured Aaron James’ men finished two points clear of previous champions Loughborough at the top of the table. “It’s been a long time and we’ve been building, building, building towards this,” said an emotional James after the match....

12 March 2026

Wales debutant Louie Hennessey becomes latest Bath BUCS Super Rugby player to progress to senior international stage

Louie Hennessey became the latest University of Bath BUCS Super Rugby player to make his senior international debut when he took to the field for Wales in their Men's Six Nations Championship match against Ireland. The 21-year-old centre, who studied Sports Performance and graduated last summer, came on as a second-half replacement during Friday’s battling 27-17 defeat in Dublin. He was the second Bath graduate to be introduced from the bench after prop Archie Griffin...

09 March 2026

Second tour title win as many weeks lifts Team Bath Tennis star Toby Samuel into world’s top 200 for first time

Team Bath Tennis ace Toby Samuel has risen into the world’s top 200 for the first time after winning the third ATP Challenger Tour title of his career in Hersonsissos, Greece. Samuel, coached by Ian MacDonald and Tiarnan Brady at the University of Bath, dropped just one set across five matches and was particularly dominant in the closing stages of the tournament, beating home player Stefanos Sakellaridis 6-2 6-0 in the semi-finals before securing the...

08 March 2026

Reenergised Team Bath Netball overcome Panthers to deservedly get first win of NXT Gen League season on the board

An excellent all-round performance ensured Team Bath Netball secured their first win of the 2026 NXT Gen League season with a 54-51 home victory over Birmingham Panthers. It was nip and tuck throughout an absorbing evening at a sold-out Team Bath Arena, with neither side able to build a significant lead until the dying minutes when a surge of defensive pressure combined with clinical finishing in attack allowed the hosts to make a decisive break....

07 March 2026

Battling Bath one win away from BUCS Super Rugby title after leapfrogging Loughborough on an epic evening at The Yard

An epic comeback victory in front of a boisterous home crowd saw the University of Bath men’s 1st XV leapfrog Loughborough to go top of the BUCS Super Rugby table with just one game to go. The 40-31 win at The Yard, aka the Team Bath Sports Training Village 3G Pitch, means Bath can secure their first-ever BUCS Super Rugby league title with victory at fourth-placed Durham on Wednesday 11th March (6.30pm). Head of Rugby...

05 March 2026

Bath dig deep to see off Swansea and set up huge home showdown against BUCS Super Rugby title rivals Loughborough

A hard-earned bonus point victory in Swansea for the University of Bath men’s 1st XV has perfectly teed up a huge top-of-the-table clash against BUCS Super Rugby title rivals Loughborough. The 26-17 win in South Wales means second-placed Bath, sponsored by Bath Building Society, stay within a point of the league leaders going into the potential title decider at the Team Bath Sports Training Village on Wednesday 4th March (6.30pm kick-off, free to watch). Bath...

26 February 2026

University of Bath salutes “phenomenal” achievements of British bobsleigh and skeleton athletes at Milano-Cortina 2026

University of Bath Director of Sport Stephen Baddeley has hailed the “phenomenal” achievements of the British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association (BBSA) athletes who represented Team GB at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games. Matt Weston became Britain's most decorated male Winter Olympian when he won two skeleton golds in three days, following up his emphatic victory in the men’s race with a historic triumph alongside Tabby Stoecker in the first-ever Olympic mixed team event. Freya...

25 February 2026

From Team Bath Futures to Milano-Cortina 2026 – skier Hester Poole all set for Winter Games debut with ParalympicsGB

Bath skier Hester Poole has been selected to represent ParalympicsGB at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games, which take place in Italy from 6th to 15th March. The 18-year-old will race in the visually impaired class Para Alpine events, partnered by guide Ali Hall with whom she has skied since 2023. Hester is a familiar face around the Team Bath Sports Training Village (STV), where she has trained and enjoyed sport for almost a decade....

25 February 2026