New meet record for James Guy as University of Bath-based swimmers impress at Edinburgh International

James Guy set a new meet record as University of Bath-based swimmers continued their preparations for next month’s British Championships by recording eight top-three finishes at the Edinburgh International over the weekend. Olympic medallist Guy, coached by Jol Finck at the British Swimming National Centre Bath, clocked 1:47.66 in the 200m freestyle to finish ahead of Duncan Scott. MJ Church Ambassador Tom Dean was third in 1:49.14 and Cameron Kurle took fourth in 1:50.08. Goldsmith...

17 March 2019

Team Bath Netball made to dig deep to start home run with Vitality Superleague victory over battling Celtic Dragons

Team Bath Netball kicked off their run of three home Vitality Superleague games in nine days with a hard-fought victory over Celtic Dragons. The Sitec-sponsored Blue & Gold struggled to produce their best netball as they were put under pressure by spirited opposition, who reduced a five-goal half-time deficit to three going into the final quarter. Team Bath were eventually able to pull clear and secure a 56-50 victory, their third win a row, but...

16 March 2019

Terrific trials triumph secures World Cross-Country Championships place for University of Bath student-athlete Jenny Nesbitt

University of Bath sporting scholar Jenny Nesbitt will represent Great Britain at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, Denmark, later this month after a brilliant win in the qualifying event last weekend. The Sport & Social Science student, who is supported by a Trendell Sport Scholarship, made light of difficult weather conditions in Loughborough to chase down leader Jess Piasecki on the final loop and claim an excellent victory in the women’s trials...

14 March 2019

Team Bath Netball ‘find a way’ to defeat London Pulse and go into busy home run on back of successive Superleague victories

Team Bath Netball go into a busy period of three Vitality Superleague home games in nine days with the momentum of back-to-back victories but seeking more consistency after a mixed performance at London Pulse on Monday. The Sitec-sponsored Blue & Gold won each of the first three quarters at the Copper Box Arena as they built up a healthy 54-42 advantage but then allowed league newcomers Pulse back into the contest in the last 15...

13 March 2019

University of Bath-based sportspeople stepping up Tokyo 2020 preparations with 500 days to go until next Olympic Games

Today marks 500 days to go until the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and three students and graduates are among the multitude of University of Bath-based sportspeople ramping up their preparations for the world’s greatest sporting show. Pentathlete Joe Choong is aiming to join the ranks of double Olympians, and has a chance to qualify for Tokyo when the University hosts the 2019 Modern Pentathlon European Championships this summer, while 110m hurdler David King and swimmer...

12 March 2019

Marrakech medals in the bag as Team Bath judoka Ben and Megan Fletcher win Grand Prix gold and silver

Team Bath Judo siblings Ben and Megan Fletcher won gold and silver respectively during an excellent weekend of competition at the Marrakech Grand Prix in Morocco. MJ Church Ambassador Ben’s victory in the men’s -100kg category secured the second Grand Prix title of his career and moved him up to 11th in the world rankings. He fought brilliantly throughout the tournament, overcoming Poland’s Dominik Majowski, Romania’s Luca Kunszabo and Aibek Serikayev of Kazakhstan on his...

11 March 2019

Team gold adds to individual silver and bronze medals as Bath students impress at BUCS Pentathlon Championships

University of Bath students won team gold and there were individual medals for Bradley Sutton and Olivia Green when they competed at the 2019 BUCS [British Universities & Colleges Sport] Pentathlon Championships in Oxford. Santander Sporting Scholar Sutton (pictured), who studies Sports Performance, was runner-up in the men’s competition for a second successive year, only being pipped to gold by eight points by Cambridge University’s Henry Choong, brother of Rio 2016 Olympian and Bath Mathematics...

10 March 2019

VIDEO: University of Bath sports stars inspires next generation at This Girl Can event on International Women’s Day

Three sporting role models who train and compete at the University of Bath helped to celebrate International Women’s Day 2019 when they took part in an event inspiring schoolgirls across Bath & North East Somerset. Forty sporty children aged five and six attended the fun This Girl Can event at the Sports Training Village, which was hosted by Team Bath Tribe in association with the Bath & North East Somerset School Sport Partnership. As well...

08 March 2019

Move from Spain to Team Bath pays off as rising rhythmic gymnastics star Sophie Hookings earns England selection

Team Bath Rhythmic Gymnastics star Sophie Hookings, who moved from Mallorca to the South West to pursue her sporting dream, has been selected for the the England squad. The 16-year-old started gymnastics at the age of five, where her talent and determination saw her earn selection to attend the Centro De Alto Rendimiento in Madrid, a training school for elite sportspeople. Her passion for rhythmic gymnastics and dream to compete internationally as a British representative...

07 March 2019

Fifth successive win secures best BUCS Super Rugby league finish for Team Bath and a home quarter-final

Team Bath men’s 1st XV stretched their winning run to five games as they secured their best-ever BUCS Super Rugby league finish with a hard-fought victory over Loughborough at a wet and windy University of Bath Sports Training Village tonight. All of the points came in the first half as the Blue & Gold, who were watched by representatives of sponsors Fulkers and MJ Church, came from behind to win 19-5 thanks to tries from...

06 March 2019