News Archive, Month: June 2015

Defending champ Samantha Murray named in eight-strong Pentathlon GB squad for World Championships

03 June 2015

Samantha Murray has the chance to defend her Modern Pentathlon World Championship title after being named in an eight-strong Pentathlon GB squad for this year’s event. She will be joined in Berlin, Germany by fellow University of Bath graduates Kate French and Freyja Prentice, while Francesca Summers will make her debut at the Senior World Championships. In the men’s event, Britain will be represented by current University of Bath students Tom Toolis, Joseph Choong and...

Grace McCatty taking part in the Zambia IDEALS project

“Life-changing experience” awaits University of Bath students past and present in Zambia

02 June 2015

University of Bath students past and present have flown out to Zambia to take part in this year’s “life-changing” UK Sport IDEALS programme. It is the tenth anniversary of the scheme, which sees aspiring coaches spend six weeks delivering PE lessons in schools and villages, as well as set up sporting competitions between neighbouring communities. Footballer Alice Evans, a Wales international goalkeeper, and netballer Jade Traynor – second-year students in Sports Performance and Sports Science...

University of Bath-based athletes get European Team Championships call

02 June 2015

There is a strong University of Bath representation in the 47-strong British Athletics squad announced for this month’s European Team Championships in Cheboksary, Russia. Eilidh Child, coached by Malcolm Arnold at the Sports Training Village, will compete in both the 400m hurdles – the event in which she is European champion – and the 4x400m relay. She is joined in the relay squad by Laura Maddox, the European indoor silver-medalist who trains with University of...

Helen Glover and Heather Stanning won European Rowing Championship gold in 2015. PICTURE: Peter Spurrier/Intersport Images

European triumph completes title collection for rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning

01 June 2015

Former University of Bath rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning completed their collection of major international titles as a women’s pair as they eased to victory at the European Rowing Championships in Poznan, Poland. The Olympic and World champions were clear-water winners in all three of their races over the weekend, with their final victory time of 6:58.28 slicing five seconds off the previous championship record. Minerva Bath patron Glover, who had won the title...

Passing of Roy Inman OBE

01 June 2015

The University of Bath is saddened to learn of the passing of Roy Inman OBE. He was a highly respected member of the judo community worldwide, first as an athlete and then as a coach and official. Roy was the high performance coach of the British judo team, with his players winning six Olympic medals and 13 World Championships medals including eight world champions - an incomparable record of success. Roy was the driving force...

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