Karen Pickering

Karen Pickering
MBE
Personal information
Full nameKaren Denise Pickering
NationalityBritish
Born (1971-12-19) 19 December 1971 (age 52)
Brighton and Hove, East Sussex
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubIpswich Swim Club
Medal record
World Championships – Long Course
Gold medal – first place 2001 Fukuoka 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2001 Fukuoka 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships – Short Course
Gold medal – first place 1993 Palma 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1999 Hong Kong 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2000 Athens 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1999 Hong Kong 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Palma 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Athens 4×100 m freestyle
European Championships – Long Course
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Sheffield 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Sheffield 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Sheffield 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Vienna 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Vienna 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Vienna 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Seville 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Istanbul 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Istanbul 4×100 m medley
European Championships – Short Course
Silver medal – second place 2000 Valencia 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2000 Valencia 4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Sheffield 4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Lisbon 4×50 m freestyle
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1990 Auckland 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Auckland 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria 200 m freestyle

Karen Denise Pickering, MBE (born 19 December 1971) is a former freestyle swimmer from Great Britain.