Judoka Ben Fletcher pleased with recovery so far as he targets Tokyo Olympic Games return just five months after breaking leg

Team Bath judoka Ben Fletcher says not having “time to dwell on things” has helped him stay laser-focussed on recovery as he bids to compete at the Tokyo Olympic Games just five months after breaking his leg. Fletcher suffered the injury while representing Ireland at the Tel Aviv Grand Slam in February and underwent surgery a couple of days back in London later to pin the break. Remarkably he was back on his feet later...

25 May 2021

Outstanding medal haul at European Championships and rapid times offer plenty of Tokyo encouragement for Bath-based swimmers

University of Bath-based swimmers brought home a terrific 25 medals from the 2021 LEN European Championships in Budapest as they showed fantastic form in the last major competition before the Tokyo Olympic Games. Leading the way with six medals apiece – the most of any swimmers competing at the Championships – were British Swimming National Centre Bath trio Freya Anderson, Tom Dean and James Guy, who are all coached by David McNulty in the London...

24 May 2021

Liam Broady promises “full focus, full commitment” as Team Bath Tennis star bids to reach Roland Garros main draw for second year

Team Bath Tennis player Liam Broady will bid to reach Roland Garros for a second successive year when he competes in the French Open qualifying draw this week. Broady, who is coached by Dave Sammel, will take on Chinese Taipei player Jason Jung in the first round of the qualifiers on Monday and is looking for three wins in total to emulate his feat of 2020 and secure his place in the main draw. “The...

23 May 2021

Tokyo anticipation building as University of Bath-based swimmers add to growing medal haul at LEN European Championships in Budapest

There were more relay medals for James Guy, Tom Dean and Matt Richards plus a first individual podium place for Freya Anderson as University of Bath-based swimmers continue to excel at the LEN European Championships in Budapest. British Swimming National Centre Bath star Guy, coached by David McNulty at the Team Bath Sports Training Village, was part of a mixed 4x100m medley relay quartet that obliterated the European record on Thursday night to win gold...

21 May 2021

Another relay medal and another British record as Bath-based trio continue fantastic start to 2021 LEN European Swimming Champs

University of Bath-based Freya Anderson, Tom Dean and James Guy made it two medals in as many days as they helped GB to mixed 4x200m freestyle relay gold at the 2021 LEN European Swimming Championships in Budapest. Fresh from having booked his place in Wednesday’s 100m freestyle final, Bill Whiteley Sporting Scholar Dean led off the British quartet in the event, a relatively new addition to the international schedule, and handed over in first place....

19 May 2021

Three-time Olympic high jumper Levern Spencer hoping move to Bath can take her to new heights in Tokyo

She is the reigning Commonwealth champion, 11-time continental gold-medallist and an official Sports Ambassador for her native Saint Lucia but Levern Spencer hopes moving to Bath will help her secure one thing missing from her incredible CV – an Olympic medal. The high jumper, who will start her season at the first Diamond League competition of 2021 in Gateshead on Sunday (May 23), is set to compete at her fourth Olympic Games in Tokyo this...

19 May 2021

Bath-based quartet help British Swimming make relay history during record-breaking start to 2021 LEN European Championships

University of Bath-based swimmers Freya Anderson, Tom Dean, James Guy and Matt Richards helped British Swimming make a record-breaking start to the 2021 LEN European Championships in Budapest on Monday. Anderson, coached by David McNulty at the British Swimming National Centre Bath, swam a stunning 52.79 anchor leg to hold off a strong challenge from the Dutch team and secure a first-ever European gold for GB in the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay in a British...

18 May 2021

Superb silver at World Triathlon Para Series in Yokohama boosts Michael Taylor’s Tokyo Paralympics ambitions

University of Bath-based Michael Taylor bolstered his bid for a place at this summer’s Tokyo Paralympic Games by winning a super silver medal at the 2021 World Triathlon Para Series event in Yokohama, Japan on Saturday. Taylor, who is coached by Rhys Davey at the British Triathlon Bath National Performance Centre, was competing on the World Para Triathlon Series stage for just the second time having made his debut 15 months ago but looked in...

17 May 2021

Tokyo-bound swimmers back on international stage as European Championships provide another chance to stake Olympic claims

The nine University of Bath-based swimmers selected for the Tokyo Olympic Games will have chance to test themselves against international opposition this week as they represent Britain at the European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The continental competition also offers swimmers like Holly Hibbott and Emily Large another opportunity to set the Tokyo qualification standard after they narrowly missed out at the British Swimming Selection Trials in April. Kieran Bird, who took nearly five seconds off...

17 May 2021

Another gold for Kate French and superb silver for Tom Toolis as Pentathlon GB end stunning World Cup season in fitting style

Kate French struck gold and there was a first senior international medal for fellow University of Bath alumni Tom Toolis as Pentathlon GB’s excellent season continued at the 2021 UIPM World Cup Final in Hungary. In-form French added to the gold and silver medals she had won on her previous World Cup outings this year with another outstanding victory, impressively overhauling a 25-second deficit going into the decisive run-shoot to secure the first World Cup...

16 May 2021