Podium places and season’s bests for Sophie Kamlish and Polly Maton at IPC World Para Athletics European Championships in Poland

University of Bath-based Sophie Kamlish and Polly Maton won silver and bronze respectively at the IPC World Para Athletics European Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Double Paralympian Kamlish teamed up with Zac Shaw, Sophie Hahn and Nathan Maguire to claim a superb second spot behind Russia in a thrilling Universal 4x100m mixed relay final in 48.20. Former World Champion Kamlish, who trains at the Team Bath Sports Training Village and is coached by Rob Ellchuk, also...

05 June 2021

Second silver of the season for Michael Taylor in front of home fans as Leeds hosts World Triathlon Para Series for first time

University of Bath-based Michael Taylor won a superb silver in Leeds’ Roundhay Park on Saturday during the first-ever World Triathlon Para Series event to take place on British soil. Taylor, coached by Rhys Davey at the British Triathlon Bath National Performance Centre, matched his performance in Yokahama, Japan last month as he finished runner-up to 2019 world champion Alexis Hanquinquant of France in the PTS4 race. It was one of five medals won by British...

05 June 2021

50 days to Tokyo: how high-altitude training is helping athletes prepare to reach new heights on Olympic and Paralympic stage

With the Tokyo Olympic Games now just 50 days away, many sports – including the prolific medal-winning GB modern pentathlon team based at the University of Bath – will be planning or have considered high altitude or hypoxic training as part of their preparation. Why? And does it work for all types of sport and everyone? Pentathlon GB Performance Director Jan Bartu, is an advocate and says: "Pentathlon GB Performance has been training at altitude...

03 June 2021

50 days to Tokyo: Bath-based swimmers continue Olympic prep and seek final Team GB places at British Swimming Glasgow Meet

With 50 days to go until the Tokyo Olympic Games begin, swimmers based at the University of Bath will have another chance to hone their race preparations as the British Swimming Glasgow Meet gets under way in Scotland. More than 300 athletes will be competing at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre over the next four days, the largest and most inclusive event run by British Swimming and its partners since the return to the competition...

03 June 2021

Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European multi-medallist Eilidh Doyle announces retirement from competitive athletics

Hurdler Eilidh Doyle, who won Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European medals while training at the University of Bath, has announced her retirement from competitive athletics after an outstanding career. Doyle is Scotland’s most decorated athlete of all time having won 19 major championship medals, the vast majority of them – including a 4x400m relay bronze for Team GB at Rio 2016 – secured while based at the Team Bath Sports Training Village between 2011 and...

02 June 2021

‘Endeavour and attention to detail’ rewarded as Team Bath Netball star Rachel Shaw is named Rengen Player of the Month for May

Influential attacker Rachel Shaw has been named as Team Bath Netball’s Rengen Player of the Month for May. The wing-attack has been a key figure for the Blue & Gold on and off the court for the past few years and her consistently excellent performances during May were capped with a first player of the match award of the season following Saturday's impressive win against Strathclyde Sirens. After the match, Team Bath Superleague Head Coach Anna Stembridge...

02 June 2021

Team Bath join forces with recruitment platform add-victor to provide Dual Career student-athletes with vocational support

Team Bath has joined forces with specialist recruitment platform add-victor to provide vocational support for the hundreds of Dual Career student-athletes who combine top-class education and sport at the University of Bath. The link will offer student-athletes opportunities for internships, work experience and jobs after university by matching them with employers and companies who value the transferable skills and experiences gained through sport such as communication, leadership, drive and team-work. add-victor was founded in 2012...

31 May 2021

Team Bath Netball treat returning fans to winning weekend as fine Vitality Superleague form continues against Stars and Sirens

Team Bath Netball gave the returning fans plenty to cheer over the Bank Holiday Weekend as they stretched their Vitality Superleague winning run to nine matches with victories over Severn Stars and Strathclyde Sirens. Spectators at London’s Copper Box Arena – back in the stands at top-flight netball matches in the UK for the first time since March 2020 – saw the Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold record a 45-32 success against Stars in Friday’s...

30 May 2021

Team Bath Netball excited to see fans back in stands for Vitality Superleague double header against Stars and Sirens

Anna Stembridge says the welcome return of fans to Vitality Superleague matches will give her Team Bath Netball side another massive lift as they go into their final double header of the regular season. There will be up to 1,000 socially-distanced spectators in London’s Copper Box Arena on both Friday and Saturday when the Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold take on local rivals Severn Stars (7.15pm) and top-four contenders Strathclyde Sirens (6pm) respectively. They will...

26 May 2021

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