Forwards and fearless – new faces, returning stars and pathway prodigies ready to shine for Team Bath Netball in 2024 Super League

Team Bath Netball have today announced an exhilarating blend of returning stars, pathway prodigies and inspirational new faces in their squad for the 2024 Netball Super League season. New to the Blue & Gold are shooters Sloan Burton and Emma Barrie, from Australia and Scotland respectively; Lisa Putt, a dynamic defender from New Zealand; and tenacious mid-courter Ellie Ervine, the latest player to progress from Team Bath’s Academy to Super League. Tash Pavelin makes a...

05 September 2023

Kadeen Corbin excited by new role as Team Bath Netball player-coach for 2024 Super League season

Kadeen Corbin is bringing her vast domestic and international experience to the Team Bath Netball coaching team for the 2024 Super League season. The Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, who has 72 caps for England and recently represented Barbados at the 2023 Netball World Cup, has been appointed as Technical Coach for the upcoming season – a new role which she will combine alongside her duties as a contracted squad member. Corbin will work with Head Coach...

04 September 2023

From BUCS Super Rugby to Rugby World Cup – University of Bath graduate David Costa ready to take to the biggest stage with Portugal

Former University of Bath BUCS Super Rugby player David Costa will be representing Portugal when the 2023 Rugby World Cup takes place in France from Friday 8th September. The prop, who studied Management at the University, has been named in a 33-strong squad for the tournament which will see Os Lobos line up in a strong Pool C against Wales, Australia, Fiji and Georgia. Costa played for the University men’s 1st XV during the 2017-18...

04 September 2023

Sporting scholar Jayda Pechova in line for senior England Netball debut after earning call-up to Roses’ tour of New Zealand

Team Bath’s Jayda Pechova is in line to make her full England Netball debut after being selected for September’s international test series in New Zealand. The University of Bath Sports Performance student, who is supported by a Trendell Sporting Scholarship, is among seven potential debutants in a youthful Vitality Roses squad set to contest the Taini Jamison Trophy against the Silver Ferns. Goal-keeper Pechova, who was voted as Team Bath’s Most Valuable Player during the...

30 August 2023

Prince Albert II of Monaco praises “incredible” University of Bath as Pentathlon World Championships are hailed as huge success

HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco has praised the “incredible sports complex” at the University of Bath after visiting the Laser-Run and Pentathlon World Championships 2023 in his role as UIPM Honorary President. Dr Klaus Schormann – President of UIPM (Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne), the world governing body of modern pentathlon – also hailed the championships, staged over 10 action-packed days at the Team Bath Sports Training Village, as a huge success. HSH Prince...

29 August 2023

Home sweet home for Joe Choong as GB star and Italy’s Elena Micheli defend UIPM Pentathlon World Champs titles at University of Bath

Pentathlon GB’s Joe Choong won gold on home soil and Italy’s Elena Micheli defended her women’s crown on a truly Super Sunday of UIPM Pentathlon World Championships finals action at the University of Bath. Olympic Champion Choong, who trains and studied at the University, had a 10-second lead going into the laser-run after strong riding, fencing and swimming performances but had to hold off a fierce challenge from Mexico’s Emiliano Hernandez before pulling away to...

27 August 2023

Three more Brits through to finals day at 2023 Pentathlon World Championships as University of Bath prepares to host Super Sunday

Three Pentathlon GB athletes, including defending champion Joe Choong, will line up in a top-class men’s final at the University of Bath on Sunday when gold medals are decided at the UIPM Pentathlon World Championships 2023. Charlie Brown, a Sports Management and Coaching student at the University, showed no signs of nerves in his first senior World Championships as he produced a strong swim and laser-run to confidently progress through Semi-Final A. It was tighter...

26 August 2023

Fab four through to women’s final as home athletes enjoy fantastic Friday at UIPM Pentathlon World Championships in Bath

Four home athletes will be lining up in the women’s final at the University of Bath on Sunday after a fantastic Friday of competition at the UIPM Pentathlon World Championships 2023. Pentathlon GB’s Kerenza Bryson, Olivia Green (both pictured), Jess Varley and Emma Whitaker all successfully negotiated the semi-finals and will be joined in the gold-medal showdown by defending champion Elena Micheli, of Italy, and 2013 World Champion Laura Asadauskaite, who won gold on her...

25 August 2023

Egypt at the double as relays and Family Fun Day kick off Pentathlon World Championships at the University of Bath

Egypt secured the first gold medals of the UIPM Pentathlon World Championships 2023 after an action-packed day of relay competition at the University of Bath. Amira Kandil and Malak Ismail claimed the women’s relay title after consistent performances across all five disciplines, crossing the finish line six seconds clear of Italy’s Beatrice Mercuri and Aurora Tognetti. Bronze went to overnight leaders Mayan Oliver and Mariana Arceo of Mexico, while Pentathlon GB’s Gina Speakman and Alex...

22 August 2023

University of Bath proudly hosts “a celebration of the glory of sport” as first Laser Run World Champs staged in UK prove a huge success

The first UIPM Laser Run World Championships staged in Britain proved to be a huge success as more than 560 athletes from 33 countries served up three thrilling days of competition at the University of Bath. Racers of all ages and abilities competed for world titles in 37 categories, from under-9s through to over-70s, including, for the first time, three Para Laser Run categories. Gold medals went to athletes from 11 different countries, Egypt being...

22 August 2023