The Somerset ASA County Championships 2023 concluded on Sunday, and what an event it was. The #blueandgold army was out in force, with 73 swimmers competing this year. Every squad was represented, from our top Performance squad to the Start squad. County Champions were crowned, there were podium places a plenty, and PBs smashed. Overall, Team Bath AS took home 70 medals (18 gold, 19 silver, and 33 bronze) across all strokes and distances. We were off to a flying start on day one, with medals galore. Oliver Saunders and...

Headline news from Day 1 of the Somerset ASA Championships and the relays.

Who are you? My name is Rhiannon, I'm 21 years old, and I joined Team Bath AS when I was 10 when the club was initially called Aquae Sulis. I left the club aged 18 to attend the University of Surrey to study for a Sports and Exercise Science degree. I now swim in the Team Surrey Performance Squad and am part of the Dual Career Programme for Swimming, supported by Talented Athlete Support Scheme. I am also a GLL Sports Foundation-supported athlete. My best events are 200m Freestyle (02:00.62...

Who are you? My name is Alex, and I swam for Team Bath AS between the ages of 12-18. I now swim for the University of Birmingham, and my PB in the 100-fly long course is 59.21. Where did your passion for swimming come from? My passion for swimming came at a very young age. I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t swimming, and I always really enjoyed it. What was your Team Bath AS swimming highlight? My Team Bath AS swimming highlight is winning a national bronze in...

It's a festive wrap from Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield, where the Swim England Winter Championships 2022 took place this weekend. Competing across various events, our Team Bath AS stars had a good weekend swimming with some strong performances. Rue Fowler had an accomplished swim in the Junior 100m Back with a time of 1:02.37 in what was a tight race to qualify for the Finals. She further improved that time clocking 1:02.07 and placing a fantastic 4th place, with Millfield taking 1st, Hackney 2nd, and Warrington 3rd. There...

A Christmas feast of fast swimming awaits the #blueandgoldarmy as our qualifying swimmers make their way to Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield for the Swim England Winter Championships 2022. Running from 2-4 December, the Winter Championships are the premier English swimming event of the winter months, marking the conclusion of the Short Course season. The most talented swimmers from across the nation will be heading to Sheffield, including seven of our own Team Bath AS stars: Max Adams Mark Edmundson Rue Fowler Oliver Saunders Olly Watts Poppy Williams Callum...

Plymouth Leander hosted Round 2 of the prestigious National Arena League this weekend, where some of the South West’s top swimmers gathered at the Plymouth Life Centre. Team Bath AS, Cirencester, Poole (A), City of Cardiff, and Bristol Penguins competed. Team Bath AS’s 20+-strong squad included 10-year-olds Freddie, Ethan, and Lola, the youngest in the team, who were making their debuts at the event. They were joined by Team Bath AS’s seasoned professionals, Max Adams, Mark Edmundson, Rue Fowler, Oliver Saunders, Olly Watts, and Poppy Williams, all 2022 British Summer...

Fifteen Team Bath AS swimmers headed off to Millfield School last weekend to compete in Swim England's South West (SESW) Region's annual Winter Championships, Short Course. It was a fantastic weekend of swimming for the #blueandgoldarmy, with Rue Fowler placing 1st in the 16 & over 100m Back and Niamh Ward 3rd in the 16 & over 200m Backstroke. Several Team Bath AS swimmers walked away with new personal bests (PBs) over the weekend, a testament to their heavy training schedule. The team comprised Performance swimmers predominantly, except for Drew...

The National Arena League kicked off yesterday with the #blueandgoldarmy heading off to Hutton Moor Leisure Centre, Weston Super Mare, for the Western region's Round 1 of the Arena League. Face paints were dusted off, with swimmers painting their faces with a mix of stars, stripes, hearts, and the odd moustache thrown in for good measure in what was an almost carnival-like spirit. "The younger swimmers were a joy to be around and helped create a sense of fun by encouraging the older ones to eventually put some face paint...

It's been another great week for our Team Bath AS swimmers, nine of whom competed in Swim England's Speedo National Summer Meet 2022. The English National meet was back for the first time since the pandemic and was well attended, with over 1,400 swimmers competing. The five-day-long event saw both able-bodied and para-swimming athletes compete in Sheffield. Like the British Nationals held in July, there was a wave of new personal bests (PBs) from Team Bath AS, including several swimmers who not only got new PBs in their heats but...