First-round frustration for Emily Diamond and David King at London 2017

There was frustration for Emily Diamond and David King at the London 2017 IAAF World Athletics Championships on Sunday as both were edged out in the first round. However, University of Bath graduate Jack Green was able to overcome a mistake on the back straight to secure his place in Monday’s 400m hurdles semi-finals. Diamond, coached remotely at the Sports Training Village by Jared Deacon, had to settle for fifth place in a tough 400m...

06 August 2017

Eilidh Doyle looking forward to another home run as University-based athletes compete at London 2017

The London 2017 IAAF World Championships get under way today, with Eilidh Doyle – one of four University of Bath-based athletes in the GB team – looking forward to experiencing another unforgettable home run. Doyle, who was voted as captain of the British Athletics team for London 2017 by her team-mates, will be appearing at her fifth World Championships while Emily Diamond, David King and Cameron Chalmers will all be making their event debuts at...

04 August 2017

Team Bath Netball duo in England squad for tour of Australia and New Zealand

Team Bath Netball’s Eboni Beckford-Chambers and Kadeen Corbin have been named in the England Netball squad touring Australia and New Zealand in the coming weeks. Defender Beckford-Chambers last represented the Red Roses during the Vitality Netball International Series against Jamaica last year, while attacker Corbin – who confirmed her return to the Blue and Gold last month – has been on a training camp with England for the past four weeks. Both are vastly experienced...

04 August 2017

From Team Bath Futures Academy to Team GB podium place for rising canoe sprint star Ed Nightingale

Team Bath Futures Academy athlete Ed Nightingale helped Team GB win their first-ever canoeing medals at a European Youth Olympic Festival when he represented his country with distinction in Gyor, Hungary.  The 15-year-old, from Trowbridge, teamed up with Enya Dale, Zoe Clark and Alex Greaves to claim third place in Sunday’s K4 200m final, having earlier knocked out the host nation in the semi-finals. Nightingale also set a new personal best in the K1 200m...

01 August 2017

Expect “creative, fun and vibrant” netball as Team Bath name exciting British Fast5 All-Stars squad

Fans will have their first chance to see Kadeen Corbin back in the Blue and Gold this September after she was named in an exciting Team Bath Netball squad for the inaugural British Fast5 All-Stars. Emerging U21 player Tash Pavelin will also have a chance to shine at the eagerly-awaited tournament, where Team Bath are ready to produce "creative, fun and vibrant" netball as they take on seven other Vitality Superleague franchises at London’s O2...

31 July 2017

James Guy’s World Champs hat-trick leads 24-medal haul for University-based swimmers at home and abroad

University of Bath-based swimmers won five medals, including one of each colour for James Guy, as Great Britain enjoyed a successful 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest. Nineteen medals, five of them gold, were also secured during an excellent week at the British Swimming Summer Championships in Sheffield. Guy’s first medal of a busy week in Budapest was one to savour as he and British Swimming National Centre Bath team-mate Calum Jarvis successfully defended the...

30 July 2017

Students and graduates ready to take on the world with Pentathlon GB on senior and junior stage

A host of University of Bath students and graduates have been selected to represent Pentathlon GB at both the Senior World Championships in Egypt and the Junior World Championships in Hungary. The University’s £30million Sports Training Village has proudly been home to Pentathlon GB’s National Training Centre for the past two decades, with many athletes taking the opportunity to combine world-class sport with world-class education. During that time Britain has won 14 medals at the...

30 July 2017

VIDEO: TASS athlete Tom Gale continues to soar to new heights in high jump after setting World standard

Team Bath Athletics Club’s Tom Gale cleared the 2.30m barrier for the first time as he claimed high jump gold at the England Athletics AAA and UK CAU Senior Championships in Bedford on Saturday.  Gale, who is supported by the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) at the University of Bath, made the clearance a week after narrowly missing out on it at the European Junior Championships in Grosseto, where he won bronze with a then personal...

29 July 2017

Bath Rugby select University quartet for Singha Premiership Rugby 7s at Franklin’s Gardens

Four University of Bath students will wear the famous Blue, Black and White of Bath Rugby in this weekend’s Singha Premiership Rugby 7s. Jordan Ainslie, Levi Davis (pictured), Will Flinn and Tom Kynge have all been named in a youthful 12-man Bath squad for the competition, taking place at Franklin’s Gardens in Northampton on Friday and Saturday. Ainslie is an England 7s contracted player who has competed in the 2017 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series...

28 July 2017

Stephanie Millward sets World standard on great opening night for Bath-based swimmers at Summer Champs

Stephanie Millward set the qualifying time for this year’s World Para-Swimming Championships during an excellent opening day for University of Bath-based swimmers at the 2017 British Swimming Summer Championships in Sheffield. The double Rio 2016 Paralympic champion, who trains in the London 2012 Legacy Pool, won her mixed-classification 400m freestyle final with a total of 892 points and a time of 4:51.11, which was within the consideration standard for the Mexico-bound World Championship team. Millward’s...

26 July 2017