Current and aspiring Olympians, history-making artistic swimmer and internationals join ranks of University of Bath Sporting Scholars

A Paris 2024 pentathlete, history-making artistic swimmer and aspiring Olympians in athletics, hockey, sailing and swimming are among an impressive 11 University of Bath student-athletes to be awarded sporting scholarships for the 2024-25 academic year. Charlie Brown, Ranjuo Tomblin, Justin Davies, Patrick McElhinney, Oscar Cawthorne, Joshua Gammon, Dylan Registe and Matt Ward will all benefit from a cash award to help them meet the demands of training, competing and studying at an elite level. Netballer...

04 December 2024

More global representation for University of Bath student swimmers at 2024 World Short Course Championships

The University of Bath student swimming club will once again be represented on the global stage when Aryaan Din and Sam Williamson compete at the 2024 World Aquatics Short Course Championships in Budapest. Economics student Din will represent Pakistan in the 100m and 200m freestyle, while Williamson – who studies Sports Performance – will race for Bermuda in the 200m and 400m individual medley. It will be a global debut for both students, who are...

03 December 2024

Successful UK title defence secures Dan Bethell’s first para badminton medal since returning to full-time training at Team Bath

Dan Bethell successfully defended his men’s SL3 singles title at the 2024 UK Para Badminton Championships, his first major tournament since moving his full-time training base back to the University of Bath. Bethell (pictured left), a silver-medallist at both the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, was also runner-up in the SL3/4 doubles with Bobby Griffin, the pair having previously played together during their formative years with Team Bath Futures. “This was one of...

02 December 2024

Team Bath Tennis players help GB secure another podium placing at 2024 Master’U BNP Paribas tournament in France

Esther Adeshina, Finn Bass and James Story have continued a proud tradition of Team Bath Tennis players contributing to British success at the world’s biggest student tennis team tournament. They were part of a six-strong British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) squad that won silver at the Master’U BNP Paribas tournament in Reims, France after a top-quality competition featuring the eight top nations from around the world. It was a seventh medal in as many...

01 December 2024

Strong second-half comeback in Durham seals first win double of BUCS Super Rugby season for in-form Bath

The University of Bath men’s 1st XV completed their first win double of the 2024-25 BUCS Super Rugby season as they recorded an impressive 41-27 victory at Durham. Bath went into Wednesday’s match having played just once in the previous month due to last week’s fixture at Nottingham being snowed off and found themselves trailing 20-7 as the first half drew to a close, their points coming from a penalty try. However, a Tyler Offiah...

28 November 2024

Secure your seats for Team Bath Netball’s NXT Gen League home matches – tickets on sale now

Season and match tickets for Team Bath Netball’s eagerly-awaited 2025 NXT Gen League fixtures are now on sale. There will be six matches to enjoy at the Team Bath Arena and, with a limited number of tickets available, fans are encouraged to secure their seats early as a new era begins for the Blue & Gold. There are two price bands – Gold seating, around the halfway line, and Blue seating – and concession rates are available...

27 November 2024

Beijing brings two more medals for Bath-based British Skeleton athletes as excellent start to IBSF World Cup season continues

Matt Weston went within one-hundredth of a second of winning gold and in-form Freya Tarbit bagged bronze as University of Bath-based British Skeleton athletes continued their excellent start to the 2024-25 IBSF World Cup season in Beijing. Weston, having won back-to-back bronze medals on the opening weekend in PyeongChang, led after the first run on the 2022 Winter Olympic Games track but was narrowly overhauled on the second run by Germany’s Christopher Grotheer, who claimed...

24 November 2024

Joshua Gammon’s golden hat-trick helps University of Bath student-swimmers excel at BUCS Short Course Championships

An 18-medal haul, including a golden hat-trick from Joshua Gammon, ensured University of Bath student swimmers enjoyed their strongest performance for many years at the 2024 BUCS Short Course Championships. The women’s team finished second and the men’s team were third as Bath secured a top-three finish overall with 710 points after an excellent weekend of racing at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. Sports Performance student Gammon (pictured top), fresh from being named in the Aquatics...

20 November 2024

“Masses of potential” being nurtured by Team Bath Netball as 90 talented youngsters are named in age-group squads for 2024-25

Ninety young netballers from across the South West of England have today been named in Team Bath Netball’s talent-packed age-group squads for the 2024-25 season. The U17s and U19s will compete on the national NPL (Netball Performance League) stage, with both their campaigns starting on Saturday 23rd November with home matches against Loughborough Lightning at Chellaram Sports Complex in Bristol. There is no U21 NPL competition this season, following the formation of the NXT Gen...

19 November 2024

Paris 2024 Olympians and Paralympians are celebrated during special homecoming reception at University of Bath

Five Paris 2024 medallists were among the Olympians and Paralympians whose achievements were celebrated at a special homecoming reception at the University of Bath. The athletes all train, study or studied at the University, one of the country’s leading institutions for high-performance sport, and were joined at the gathering by staff, coaches and civic representatives from Bath and Somerset. Double Paralympic Champion Dimitri Coutya (wheelchair fencing) and Olympic gold-medallist Kieran Bird (swimming) were in attendance...

18 November 2024