Olympic gold-medallists and sporting scholars among University of Bath-based swimmers on Aquatics GB’s World Class Programme
Reigning Olympic champions Tom Dean and Kieran Bird plus a quartet of sporting scholars are among the eight University of Bath-based swimmers confirmed on Aquatics GB’s World Class Programme (WCP) for the 2025 season.
Bird and triple Olympic champion Dean, who both won men’s 4x200m freestyle relay gold for Team GB at Paris 2024, are joined on the Podium tier by Bath Performance Centre training partners Jacob Peters and Jacob Whittle.
The Podium Potential athletes include Cam Brooker (Ivor Powell Scholar), Josh Gammon (Alumni Fund Scholar), Jack Skerry (US Foundation Scholar) and Matthew Ward (Bill Whiteley Scholar). The quartet – who study Mechanical Engineering, Sports Performance, Computer Science and Integrated Mechanical & Electrical Engineering respectively – combine their studies with training in the University’s London 2012 Legacy Pool with the Bath Performance Centre.
Brooker, Gammon and Ward helped the University of Bath win men’s 4x100m medley relay gold at the 2025 BUCS Nationals recently, with the trio and Skerry also bagging bronze in the 4x100m freestyle.
Visit teambath.com/swimming to find out more about the swimming programme at the University of Bath.
Pictured (clockwise from top left): Tom Dean, Matthew Ward, Cam Brooker, Josh Gammon, Jack Skerry, Kieran Bird, Jacob Whittle and Jacob Peters. BUCS picture credit: Adam Bates.
