Anna Hopkin win Sports Personality prize as 2018 Blues Awards celebrate both student sport and Winter Olympics

Swimmer Anna Hopkin has capped an excellent few months of competition by being voted by her fellow students as the University of Bath Sports Personality of the Year at the 2018 Blues Awards – the annual celebration of student sport. The Sports & Exercise Science student and MJ Church Ambassador, also supported by a Thompson Education Trust Scholarship, received the accolade after representing her country at both the 2017 World University Games in Taipei and...

27 April 2018

Somerset Senior Cup final, sevens tournaments and England duty continue busy period for University rugby players

The University of Bath men’s rugby club will play Weston Hornets RFC in the final of the Somerset Senior Cup on Friday (7.30pm). The IKON Construction-sponsored team beat the first XVs of Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon in the last eight and semi-finals respectively. Chris Lilley, who is coaching the Blue & Gold, said: “This is the tenth year the University has entered into the Somerset Senior Cup, a competition we are proud to be involved in....

26 April 2018

Team Bath Netball seek a Copper Box bounce-back as they visit benecosMavericks in Vitality Superleague

Team Bath Netball will be looking for an instant bounce-back when they take on benecosMavericks in a televised Vitality Superleague match at London’s Copper Box Arena on Sunday (5.30pm). Errors at key moments proved costly when the Sitec-sponsored Blue & Gold were beaten by defending champions Wasps last weekend on their return to Superleague action following the Commonwealth Games break. Third-placed Mavericks also suffered a 54-41 defeat to Loughborough Lightning and Anna Stembridge, Team Bath...

25 April 2018

City of Bath rhythmic gymnasts put themselves in qualifying contention for British Championships

Four teams and four individuals from City of Bath Rhythmic Gymnastics Club competed this weekend at the National Group Seeding and Open Apparatus Competition - one of the largest in the UK - against more than 400 gymnasts and 69 groups. The Bath Senior Group gained silver medal, potentially qualifying for the British Championships with a fantastic rope and ball performance by Tiola, Selina, Lola, Evie and recreational coach Sarah Dennis. Kashvi, Elisabeth, Elle, Elena, Rosie...

24 April 2018

PICTURES: Sun shines on first Team Bath Sportive as cyclists enjoy ride to Glastonbury and back

More than 100 cyclists enjoyed a sunny Sunday cycle through Somerset as they took part in a successful first-ever Team Bath Sportive. Entrants from as far afield as London, Cardiff and Devon joined local club and recreational bikers for the organised 102km ride from the University of Bath Sports Training Village to Glastonbury and back again. Around 30 more cyclists took on a shorter 50km route, with all who took part in the non-competitive event...

23 April 2018

Doubles delight as ace Bath students win four medals at BUCS Individual Tennis Championships

Tiarnan Brady and Ben Jones won the men’s doubles title and there were three more medal finishes as University of Bath students enjoyed a successful visit to the BUCS Individual Tennis Championships. Sports Performance student Brady and Chemistry student Jones, who is supported by a Buchan Jones sports scholarship, beat University of Stirling pair Scott Duncan and Kieran Macarty 5-7 6-1 10-2 in Sunday’s final. It was their fifth win of a busy weekend at...

22 April 2018

Team Bath’s Anna Smith in GB Fed Cup tennis team for World Group play-off in Japan

Team Bath Tennis player Anna Smith is aiming to help Great Britain return to World Group level for the first time in 25 years when she competes in the Fed Cup this weekend. Doubles specialist Smith, coached by Ian MacDonald at the University of Bath Sports Training Village, is part of the GB team for the World Group II play-off match in Japan. It will be played on indoor hard courts at the Bourbon Beans...

20 April 2018

Sun shines on Varsity as University of Bath sporting students win for a third year running

There was plenty of sporting fun in the sun as University of Bath students won their annual Varsity fixture against Cardiff Met for a third successive year. The warmest day of the year ensured there were big crowds and a tremendous atmosphere for the student sport showdown, which this year took place at the Sports Training Village and Founders Hall. Among the highlights of the ten wins from 13 matches for Bath were a 43-40...

19 April 2018

Spanish show-jumping silver for Laura Simpson at first Student Riding Nations Cup of year

University of Bath student Laura Simpson won individual show-jumping silver when she represented Great Britain in the first Student Riding Nations Cup of 2018 in Segovia, Spain. Simpson, who is in the fourth year of an Economics course, also finished fifth overall in the combined standings – just one point off second place – after reaching round two of the dressage. “It is completely different to any other equestrian competition as the entire event is...

19 April 2018

Commonwealth champions back in Blue and Gold fold as Team Bath Netball resume Superleague season

Team Bath Netball will look to take inspiration from the return of golden girls Eboni Beckford-Chambers and Kadeen Corbin when they resume the 2018 Vitality Superleague season with a visit to defending champions Wasps on Sunday (3pm). Beckford-Chambers and Corbin will be back in the Blue & Gold fold, just a week after helping England to a historic title at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Chelsea Lewis and Zanele Vimbela, who represented Wales and...

18 April 2018