Yarnold wins second gold and Parsons so close!

Lizzy Yarnold claimed her second FIBT World Cup gold medal of the season and fellow Sochi 2014 Olympian Dominic Parsons finished just outside the medals on another impressive weekend for British Skeleton. Yarnold became the first slider to win two World Cup races this season as she completed her two runs at Königssee in an overall time of 1min 44.24secs, putting her a comfortable 0.71 ahead of Germany’s Anja Huber Selbach. Russia’s Maria Orlova took...

20 January 2015

Yarnold adds silver and young bobbers gain experience

Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold now has a gold and silver medal to her name in the 2014/15 FIBT Skeleton World Cup series after finishing runner-up in Altenberg, Germany, on Friday. Yarnold - who trains with British Skeleton whose national base is at the University of Bath - was just four-hundredths of a second slower than Russian rival Maria Orlova after two runs down the German track. It means the 26-year-old has finished on the podium...

13 January 2015

Team Bath’s Francis helps England to success

Team Bath Netball star Stacey Francis helped England level their international series in Jamaica with an incident-packed 55-47 win in the second test on Sunday. Francis was restored to WD, having made an impact off the bench during Saturday's 56-47 defeat in the opening test in Kingston, and played a key role as England battled their way to victory in a bruising encounter. The game finished 75 seconds early after a power failure plunged the...

12 January 2015

Smith called up by Judy Murray to Federation Cup Team

Team Bath MCTA’s Anna Smith has been called up by Federation Cup Captain Judy Murray to play for Britain when the event takes place in Hungary next month. The 26 year-old, who is coached by Ian MacDonald and Dave Sammel, was delighted to be selected. After receiving a phone call from Murray with the big news she said:  “I am absolutely delighted to have been selected. It’s a great honour to represent your country. I’m...

06 January 2015

A look back to another unforgettable year at Team Bath

Olympic and Paralympic titles, World Championship success and 27 Commonwealth Games medals are just some of the reasons that 2014 has been another unforgettable year of sport at the University of Bath. And the year ahead promises to be equally memorable, with the Modern Pentathlon European Championships and Australia’s Rugby World Cup squad both being hosted at the Sports Training Village. The undoubted highlight of 2014 came on Valentine’s Day when British Skeleton star Lizzy...

21 December 2014

Carlin confirms move to swim at Bath

Commonwealth Champion Jazz Carlin has moved to the British Gas National Centre, Bath where she will base her preparations towards the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Carlin became Wales’ first female Commonwealth Champion in 40 years after winning the 800m Freestyle in Glasgow this summer and then crowned an impressive year with European titles in the 800m and 400m Freestyle as well as medals at the World Short Course Championships. She has begun training with Head...

19 December 2014

Team Bath Judo players win three British Championships titles

Coach Juergen Klinger was full of smiles this week after his Team Bath judo squad returned from the British Championships with a bag of medals including three golds. University of Bath student Jan Gosiewski, Gary Hall and Ben Fletcher took gold in the 73kg, 90kg and 100kg weight categories respectively. With Adam Hall and Conor Murphy taking silver and bronze at 100kg the Team Bath squad pulled off a clean sweep of the medals in...

16 December 2014

Silver hat-trick for O’Connor at Worlds

University of Bath-based swimmer Siobhan-Marie O’Connor completed an outstanding 2014 in fitting style as she won a hat-trick of silver medals at the FINA World Short-Course Championships in Doha. The 19-year-old was only denied gold in the 100m and 200m individual medley finals by Hungarian Katinka Hosszu, who set world records in both events in the process. O’Connor, who is coached by Dave McNulty and Graeme Antwhistle at the British Gas National Centre at the...

08 December 2014

Bath swimmers set records

University of Bath-based swimmers Siobhan-Marie O'Connor and Chris Walker-Hebborn set two British records apiece on day two of the FINA World Short Course Championships in Doha. O'Connor’s time of 57.98secs in the 100m individual medley heats eclipsed her own previous standard of 58.26 and was the second fastest qualifying time of the morning. The 19-year-old had earlier teamed up with Walker-Hebborn, Adam Peaty and Fran Halsall to qualify fastest in the mixed 4x50m medley relay in...

04 December 2014

Host of Bath-connected athletes on Awards shortlists

A host of Bath-based athletes are featuring on a glittering list of Awards short-lists. Olympic skeleton champion Lizzy Yarnold could be in line for a major awards double ahead of her return to competitive action on the FIBT World Cup circuit next week. The 25-year-old - who trains with British Skeleton at the University of Bath - has been shortlisted for the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2014 (SPOTY), as well as the...

04 December 2014