Stage is set for a big week of world-class sport as Modern Pentathlon European Championships return to Bath

Athletes and officials from 25 nations have arrived on campus and the University of Bath has been transformed as preparations are finalised for the 2019 Modern Pentathlon European Championships, which begin on Tuesday. More than 150 of the continent’s finest all-round sports people, including 13 Pentathlon GB athletes, are competing in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifying event which runs until Sunday (August 11). All five pentathlon disciplines – swimming, fencing, riding and the combined run/shoot...

05 August 2019

Fantastic five medals and more impressive performances for Team Bath AS swimmers at Home Nations Championships

Thirteen Team Bath AS swimmers gained valuable national racing experience and achieved some impressive results when they competed in the summer Home Nations Swimming Championships in England, Wales and Scotland. The Swim England National Summer Championships in Sheffield saw Rue Fowler win double gold in the 14yr 100m and 200m backstroke. Originally seeded 19th in the 100m event, Rue took almost three seconds off her entry time across heats and finals to win the title in...

04 August 2019

Train, study, compete – University of Bath students ready for ultimate home Modern Pentathlon European Championships

They study and train at the University of Bath – now three members of the British squad for the 2019 Modern Pentathlon European Championships are getting ready to compete there too. Charlie Follett, Oliver Murray and Myles Pillage will all gain valuable experience on the senior stage when they represent Pentathlon GB in the relay competitions, which start the continental championships on Tuesday and Wednesday. Biochemistry student Pillage, who is supported by a Trendell Sports...

02 August 2019

Eboni Usoro-Brown all set for tenth season in Blue & Gold after committing to Team Bath for 2020 Netball Superleague

Fresh from winning bronze with England at the 2019 Netball World Cup, Eboni Usoro-Brown has become the first player to recommit to Team Bath Netball for the 2020 Vitality Superleague season. The inspirational defender, who won her 100th cap for the Roses in Liverpool during the World Cup, has captained the Blue & Gold for the past four years and 2020 will mark her tenth Superleague campaign in total with Team Bath. She made her...

01 August 2019

Reigning global champions among 13-strong British team for home Modern Pentathlon European Championships in Bath

World Cup Final Champion Joe Choong, World Champion Jamie Cooke and continental silver-medallist Kate French have today been named in a 13-strong British team that will compete on home soil at next week's Modern Pentathlon European Championships at the University of Bath (click here for ticket information). Graduates Sam Curry, Jo Muir, Tom Toolis and Jess Varley will also compete in the individual events, along with 2015 World Junior Champion Francesca Summers, where eight Tokyo...

30 July 2019

Iesis Group brings up BUCS Super Rugby hat-trick as Rec date is announced for 2019 Anniversary Game

Former Bath Rugby player and previous University of Bath rugby coach Iestyn Lewis has confirmed his company, the Iesis Group, will back its third successive Anniversary Game at the Recreation Ground on October 16, 2019. Bath students will take on Cardiff University in the annual fixture which is part of the British Universities and Colleges Sports (BUCS) Super Rugby season. Thousands of spectators, including a strong away fan contingent, are expected to pack the Recreation Ground...

29 July 2019

Golden finish to 2019 World Swimming Championships for James Guy as Bath-based swimmers impress in Gwangju

There was gold and bronze for James Guy plus big personal bests for Tom Dean and Anna Hopkin on an impressive week for University of Bath-based swimmers present and past at the 2019 World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. Guy, coached by Jol Finck at the British Swimming National Centre Bath, produced a strong butterfly leg as the British men’s 4x100m medley relay quartet brilliantly struck gold in a European record time of 3:28.10...

28 July 2019

Sporting scholar Jacob Greenow and Kieran Bird lead medal haul for University-based swimmers at British Swimming Summer Champs

There was a hat-trick of titles for Kieran Bird and sporting scholar Jacob Greenow also struck gold as a host of University of Bath-based swimmers raced at the 2019 British Swimming Summer Championships in Glasgow this week. British Swimming National Centre Bath swimmer Bird won 400m and 800m freestyle gold in 3:50.90 and 8:00.27 respectively, while also clocking 15:24.27 as he led a University of Bath 1-2-3 in the 1,500m freestyle. Sport & Exercise Science...

27 July 2019

Former Team Bath player and coach Jess Thirlby named as new England Netball Head Coach

Everyone at Team Bath is delighted at today’s news that former Blue & Gold Head Coach and player Jess Thirlby has been announced as Tracey Neville’s successor as England Netball Head Coach. Thirlby, who left the Blue & Gold this summer after 20 years of outstanding service as both player and coach, takes on the role just days after the Roses won bronze at the 2019 Netball World Cup in Liverpool. She is no stranger...

26 July 2019

Team Bath DiSE judoka Tatum Keen carries the flag for Team GB at Baku 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival

Tatum Keen, a talented young judoka who trains alongside Team Bath’s high-performance squad, was selected to be flagbearer for Team GB at the opening ceremony of this week’s Baku 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival. The 17-year-old, who accesses the Diploma in Sporting Excellence (DiSE) programme run by Team Bath Judo, carried the Union Flag into the Baku Crystal Hall as the 15th edition of the EYOF formally got under way. Keen, a four-time British champion...

26 July 2019