Silver linings for judo brother and sister

There was a double silver lining for Team Bath judo brother and sister Ben and Megan Fletcher as both produced impressive performances to finish runners-up at major international judo competitions at the weekend. The University of Bath-based pair were both in European Open action, with Megan competing in Rome and Ben in Glasgow. Megan contested the under-70kg class at the Rome European Open on Saturday (19 October).  She fought her way to the final with...

21 October 2013

Talented students receive sports scholarships

Fifteen talented student athletes, including a world champion, a world junior champion, a European Junior Championship medalist and World Youth Championship medalists are among the latest recipients of University of Bath scholarships. University of Bath students who have displayed potential to succeed both academically and in their chosen sport can apply for the scholarships. They receive a cash award that runs over the period of their course and helps them meet the demands of training,...

18 October 2013

University-based teams, athletes and coaches feature prominently on awards shortlists

Team Bath’s netballers and Paralympic world champions Stephanie Millward and Paul Blake are among the University of Bath-based athletes featuring on shortlists for the 2013 Bath Chronicle Sports Awards. Team Bath’s netballers continued their domination of the Superleague by winning their fifth title from just eight campaigns in 2013. The team’s present and past players also made up the majority of England squads that scored emphatic series wins over Australia and South Africa. The team...

18 October 2013

Bath ITC pair both earn brace of medals in Moscow

University of Bath based swimmers Michael Jamieson and Sophie Allen both landed a pair of medals each at the weekend’s FINA World Cup in Moscow. Jamieson, the London 2012 Olympic 200m breaststroke silver medallist and University of Bath Sports Performance graduate, took 200m breaststroke silver in Moscow and followed that up with another silver in the 100m breaststroke. Allen, who like Jamieson trains at British Swimming’s Bath Intensive Training Centre (ITC), kicked off her campaign...

14 October 2013

Jamieson and Allen prepare for full house of World Cups

University of Bath-based swimmers Michael Jamieson and Sophie Allen are set to compete at all six events of this autumn’s FINA World Cup tour, starting in Moscow at the weekend. The globetrotting pair, who both train at British Swimming’s Bath Intensive Training Centre, will follow that up by competing in Dubai, Doha, Singapore, Tokyo and Beijing, all within the space of a month. They will be joined by fellow Bath ITC swimmers Lizzie Simmonds and...

09 October 2013

Walker and Wilson paired up in GBR1 for new season

Paula Walker will be partnered by Rebekah Wilson in the GBR1 bobsleigh crew for the 2013/4 Olympic season, British Bobsleigh announced today (Tuesday). The pair, who train at the University of Bath, struck gold for Great Britain at the 2011 World Junior Championships in Park City, the USA, in 2011. Walker competed at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, finishing 11th. Fellow Olympian John Jackson will drive the men’s GBR1. He has a crew that...

08 October 2013

Silver for Olver at London Grand Prix

University of Bath Coach Education and Sports Development graduate Heather Olver just missed out on gold at badminton’s inaugural London Grand Prix at the weekend. Olver and partner Chris Langridge, the English national mixed doubles champions and number three seeds at the grand prix, lost to German second seeds Michael Fuchs and Birgit Michels 21-19 21-14 at the Copper Box Arena. The England pairing are ranked 25 in the world and Olver said: “I think...

07 October 2013

Child selected for Scotland’s home Games

University of Bath-based Eilidh Child was among the first athletes to be selected for the Scotland team to compete at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The 400m hurdler featured on a 27-strong list of the first athletes named by Team Scotland for the home Games. Scotland have also announced they will field a women’s 4x400m relay team at the Games. Child is coached by Malcolm Arnold, British Athletics Lead Hurdles Coach. She becomes the first...

01 October 2013

England’s first INTC officially launched in Bath

The University of Bath has been presented with a plaque by England Netball to mark its official launch as England’s first Intensive Netball Training Centres (INTCs). The network of three INTCs are at the heart of England Netball’s strategy to improve the standard of England’s best netballers to help England become world netball champions by 2019. Stephen Baddeley, Director of Sport at the University of Bath, received the plaque at the official launch of the...

24 September 2013

Team Bath players feature as England beat South Africa

Team Bath’s England international netballers were in action today as England came back from a four-goal deficit to beat South Africa 49-38 at the University of Bath’s Sports Training Village. “We had a shocking start but we are really pleased we came on strong in the second half and that’s how we want to start in the second test”, said England captain and Team Bath’s Pamela Cookey after the victory. Cookey and her Team Bath...

22 September 2013