Team Bath Judo Club’s Gemma Howell made an encouraging return from injury by finishing fifth at the Samsun Grand Prix in Turkey. London 2012 Olympian Howell, who is coached by Juergen Klinger and former University of Bath student Kate Howey, won her pool in the under-63kg competition. Victories over Slovakia’s Ivana Komlosiova, Mia Hermansson of Sweden and Mongolia’s Munkhzaya Tsedevsuren set up a semi-final with Anicka Van Emden of the Netherlands. However, Howell – a...
The achievements of volunteers and coaches with clubs based at the University of Bath were celebrated at the Bath & North East Somerset Council 2015 Chairman’s Sports Awards this week. Paralympic sprinter Katrina Hart, who is coached by Rob Ellchuk at the Sports Training Village, joined Cllr Martin Veal, the Chairman of B&NES, to present the awards during a civic reception at The Guildhall on Tuesday. Team Bath Buccaneers Hockey Club received two honours, with...
Nick Moynihan thanked the University of Bath for its support after winning two gold medals at the Delancey British National Alpine Ski Championships in Tignes, France. The International Management and French student – who has a Santander Sports Scholarship at the university – finished a second clear of the field in the Junior Championship slalom, 24 hours after winning gold in the giant slalom. That was a much closer battle, with Max Baggio – who...
Double Olympian Nick Woodbridge will make his first World Cup appearance for two years after being named in the Pentathlon GB squad for this season’s third World Cup in Rome from April 8-13. Reigning World Champion Samantha Murray – who struck gold at the opening World Cup in Sarasota, US – also returns to a women’s team which features Kate French and Frejya Prentice, who have both won bronze medals this season. Woodbridge – who...
The University of Bath women’s tennis team are celebrating after recording a fantastic four successive victories in the BUCS Team Championship Finals. Their latest triumph came during BUCS Big Wednesday at Loughborough University, where they enjoyed an 8-4 victory over Durham University. Alex Walker lost 6-1 6-2 to Mallory Cecil but Bath won the three other singles matches to take control. Natasha Starling beat Vicky Lozano 6-2 5-7 6-1, Elaine Genovese recovered from a slow...
Stacey Francis is confident she will be fit for England’s Netball World Cup campaign, despite being ruled out for the remainder of Team Bath Netball’s regular Superleague season. The influential defender sat out Monday night’s 42-33 defeat at Hertfordshire Mavericks after being told she must rest a knee injury. She will also miss Thursday’s must-win trip to fourth-placed Yorkshire Jets, the Easter Monday visit to Loughborough Lightning and the final home game of the Superleague...
One of the largest sporting events in England returned to the University of Bath over the weekend as 1,800 college students took part in the AoC Sport National Championships. It was the fifth successive year the three-day, 14-sport competition had been staged at the Sports Training Village, with students and organisers once again impressed by the facilities. The students taking part were aged 16 to 19 and each had qualified to take part in the...
Rowers at the University of Bath continued their excellent 2015 form when they produced a best-ever finish at the prestigious annual Head of the River Race. The Bath University Boat Club eight of Tom Bright, Tom Mapp, Joe Edgeley, Nick Bell, Harry Shimmin, Alex Clark, Ben Jackson and Alex Wilding, coxed by Kim Wilkinson, finished 39th overall and were winners of the Intermediate 3 Academic Pennant. More than 300 crews took part in the race...
Stephanie Millward was in philosophical mood after a heavy cold ended her hopes of defending her four IPC World Swimming Championship titles this summer. The University of Bath-based swimmer was not able to perform at her best during the weekend’s British Para Swimming International Meet in Glasgow. She failed to make the 18-strong British Swimming squad for the 2015 World Championships, as did Aquae Sulis Performance Swimming Club team-mate Aaron Moores, but is approaching the...
More than 1,800 college students from across Britain will get to experience the world-class facilities at the University of Bath this weekend when they compete in the AoC Sport National Championships. The Sports Training Village will provide the venue for basketball, beach volleyball, cross country, football, hockey, netball, rugby, table tennis, tennis, trampolining and volleyball, as well as opening and closing ceremonies. Evening meals will take place in the Claverton Rooms and Fountain Canteen on...
