Congratulations to all the students who took part in the BUCS Nationals, especially the medal winners!
British Universities and Colleges Sport is the national body for delivering competitive higher education sport in the UK. BUCS works with its member institutions, including the Students' Union University of Bath, to get more students active more often, through traditional competitive sport and providing physical activity opportunities.
Friday 13 to Saturday 15 February saw BUCS Nationals take place in Sheffield, showcasing the very best of student sport. Bath Students delivered an outstanding performance this weekend across athletics, swimming, fencing, karate, badminton and climbing. As a team they secured an impressive 27 medals overall, including 6 gold, 8 silver and 13 bronze!
Medallists
Fencing
- Gold - Women’s Sabre – Ezgi Kocer
- Bronze - Men’s Epee – Giovanni Ferraioli
Swimming
- Gold - Men’s 100m Backstroke – Jack Skerry
- Gold - Men’s 50m Backstroke – Jack Skerry
- Gold - 4x100m Medley Relay – Jack Skerry, Chris Ryan, Matt Ward, Cam Brooker
- Gold - Men’s 200m Backstroke – Cam Brooker
- Silver - Women’s 100m Backstroke – Niamh Ward
- Silver - Men’s 50m Butterfly – Matt Ward
- Silver - Men’s 200m Backstroke – Hendrik Van Der Leest
- Silver - Women’s 200m Backstroke – Niamh Ward
- Silver - Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay – Matt Ward, Jack Skerry, Matt Baker, Cam Brooker
- Silver - Men’s 200m Breaststroke – Chris Ryan
- Silver - Men’s 50m Backstroke – Cam Brooker
- Bronze - Men’s 100m Backstroke – Hendrik Van Der Leest
- Bronze - Men’s 100m Butterfly – Matt Ward
- Bronze - Men’s 50m Backstroke – Matt Ward
- Bronze - Women’s 50m Backstroke – Niamh Ward
- Bronze - Men’s 200m Butterfly – Hendrik Van Der Leest
- Bronze - Women’s 400m Freestyle – Jess Podger
Athletics
- Gold - Women’s 60m Hurdles – Ariyanna McGee
- Silver - Men’s High Jump – Luke Ball
- Bronze - Women’s High Jump – Evelyne Fonteyene
- Bronze - Men’s 800m – Tobias Cheesbrough
- Bronze - Men’s 60m – Isaac Skinner-Katike
Karate
- Bronze - Men’s Novice -70kg Kumite – Hiren Venn
- Bronze - Men’s Novice -70kg Kumite – Daleep Birk
- Bronze - Men’s Senior +84kg Kumite – Aron Schmidt
Well done to all our Medallists and Bath students in creating a memorable BUCS Nationals Campaign!