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Line 1: {{Short description\|British swimmer (born 1971)}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=~~September~~December ~~2012~~2021}} {{Infobox swimmer \| name=Karen Pickering <br /> <small>[[Order of the British Empire\|MBE]]</small> \| image= \| imagesize= Line 19 ⟶ 20: \|show-medals=yes \| medaltemplates= {{MedalCompetition \| [[FINA World Aquatics Championships\|World Championships -– Long Course]]}} {{MedalGold \| [[2001 World Aquatics Championships\|2001 Fukuoka]] \| 4×200 m freestyle}} {{MedalSilver \| [[2001 World Aquatics Championships\|2001 Fukuoka]] \| 4×100 m freestyle}} {{MedalCompetition \| [[FINA World Championships - Short Course\|World Championships -– Short Course]]}} {{MedalGold \| [[1993 FINA Short Course World Championships\|1993 Palma]] \| 200 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold \| [[1999 FINA Short Course World Championships\|1999 Hong Kong]] \| 4×100 m freestyle}} Line 29 ⟶ 30: {{MedalBronze \| [[1993 FINA Short Course World Championships\|1993 Palma]] \| 100 m freestyle}} {{MedalBronze \| [[2000 FINA Short Course World Championships\|2000 Athens]] \| 4×100 m freestyle}} {{MedalCompetition \| [[LEN European Aquatics Championships\|European Championships -– Long Course]]}} {{MedalBronze \| [[1993 European Aquatics Championships\|1993 Sheffield]] \| 200 m freestyle}} {{MedalBronze \| [[1993 European Aquatics Championships\|1993 Sheffield]] \| 4×200 m freestyle}} Line 39 ⟶ 40: {{MedalBronze \| [[1999 European Aquatics Championships\|1999 Istanbul]] \| 4×100 m freestyle}} {{MedalBronze \| [[1999 European Aquatics Championships\|1999 Istanbul]] \| 4×100 m medley}} {{MedalCompetition \| [[European Short Course Swimming Championships\|European Championships -– Short Course]]}} {{MedalSilver \| [[European Short Course Swimming Championships 2000\|2000 Valencia]] \| 200 m freestyle}} {{MedalSilver \| [[European Short Course Swimming Championships 2000\|2000 Valencia]] \| 4×50 m freestyle}} Line 55 ⟶ 56: {{MedalSilver \| [[1998 Commonwealth Games\|1998 Kuala Lumpur]] \| 200 m freestyle}} {{MedalSilver \| [[1998 Commonwealth Games\|1998 Kuala Lumpur]] \| 4×100 m freestyle}} {{MedalSilver \| [[1998 Commonwealth Games\|1998 Kuala Lumpur]] \| [[Swimming at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay\|4×200 m freestyle]]}} {{MedalSilver \| [[2002 Commonwealth Games\|2002 Manchester]] \| 4×100 m freestyle}} {{MedalBronze \| [[1990 Commonwealth Games\|1990 Auckland]] \| 4×100 m freestyle}} Line 61 ⟶ 62: }} '''Karen Denise Pickering''', [[Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire\|MBE]] (born 19 December 1971) is a former [[freestyle swimming\|freestyle]] [[swimmer]] from [[Great Britain]], who made her international senior debut in 1986. She was first selected to represent her country at the European Junior Championships. Pickering competed in four consecutive [[Summer Olympics]], starting in [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics\|1992]]. ==Swimming career== She won her first medal in 1993, at the inaugural [[1993 FINA Short Course World Championships]] in [[Palma de Mallorca]], where she won the gold medal in the 200 m freestyle. With that performance Pickering became Britain's first [[Swimming (sport)\|Swimming]] world champion.▼ She made her international senior debut in 1986. She was first selected to represent her country at the European Junior Championships. Pickering competed in four consecutive [[Summer Olympics]], starting in [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics\|1992]]. ▲She won her first medal in 1993, at the inaugural [[1993 FINA Short Course World Championships]] in [[Palma de Mallorca]], where she won the gold medal in the 200 m freestyle. With that performance Pickering became Britain's first [[Swimming (sport)\|~~Swimming~~swimming]] world champion.<ref name=bbc>{{Cite web \|title=Westlake beats the champion \|publisher=BBC Sport \|date=1 November 2004 \|access-date=3 December 2018 \|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funny_old_game/3965687.stm}}</ref> She was a member of the British swimming squad from 1986 to 2005 and has a collection that includes 8 World Championship medals (4 gold), 14 European Championship medals, 38 National Championship titles, and a Commonwealth Games medal haul of 13 including 4 gold. The [[2002 Commonwealth Games]] saw Karen win three medals, two gold and one silver, in front of her home crowd, a career highlight which was crowned with the honour of carrying the English flag at the closing ceremony. ▼ ▲She was a member of the British swimming squad from 1986 to 2005 and has a collection that includes 8 World Championship medals (4 gold), 14 European Championship medals, 38 National Championship titles, and a Commonwealth Games medal haul of 13 including 4 gold. The [[2002 Commonwealth Games]] saw Karen win three medals, two gold and one silver, in front of her home crowd, a career highlight which was crowned with the honour of carrying the English flag at the closing ceremony. For her services to swimming Karen was awarded an MBE in the 1994 New Years Honours List. ▼ She is a two times winner of the [[British Swimming Championships – 50 metres freestyle winners\|British Championship]] in the 50 metres freestyle (1992 and 1993), seven times winner of the [[British Swimming Championships – 100 metres freestyle winners\|100 metres freestyle]] (1989-1993, 1997, 2000), nine times winner of the [[British Swimming Championships – 200 metres freestyle winners\|200 metres freestyle]] (1990, 1992–1995, 1997, 1999 and 2002–2003) and was the [[British Swimming Championships – 400 metres freestyle winners\|400 metres freestyle]] champion in 1992, 2002 and 2003.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503321304/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=524a0249\|title="For the Record." Times, 13 June 1992, p. 43\|newspaper=The Times \|date=13 June 1992 \|page=43 \|publisher=Times Digital Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0501985917/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=b6c9da1f\|title="For the Record." Times, 12 June 1993, p. 39\|newspaper=The Times \|date=12 June 1993 \|page=39 \|publisher=Times Digital Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0500553136/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=6b11d9e1\|title=Downes, Steven. "Parker's display shows he can be a masked marvel." Times, 14 July 1989, p. 47\|newspaper=The Times \|date=14 July 1989 \|page=47 \|publisher=Times Digital Archive\|last1=Downes \|first1=Steven }}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0501870955/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=1e85620d\|title="Results from Leeds." Times, 5 Aug. 1991, p. 30\|newspaper=The Times \|date=5 August 1991 \|page=30 \|publisher=Times Digital Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503321880/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=454e31ee\|title="Results from Sheffield." Times, 15 June 1992, p. 28\|newspaper=The Times \|date=15 June 1992 \|page=28 \|publisher=Times Digital Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0501986472/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=b2cf8254\|title="For the Record." Times, 14 June 1993, p. 24\|newspaper=The Times \|date=14 June 1993 \|page=24 \|publisher=Times Digital Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0500311584/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=98cfd3e0\|title="For the Record." Times, 28 July 1990, p. 31\|newspaper=The Times \|date=28 July 1990 \|page=31 \|publisher=Times Digital Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0502061797/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=66663780\|title="For the Record." Times, 1 Aug. 1994, p. 23\|newspaper=The Times\|date=August 1994 \|page=23 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503410498/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=9ea517a9\|title="For the Record." Times, 21 July 1995, p. 38\|newspaper=The Times\|date=21 July 1995 \|page=38 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0500849050/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=17db8d2d\|title="For the Record." Times, 18 July 1997, p. 42\|newspaper=The Times\|date=18 July 1997 \|page=42 }}</ref> ~~Pickering is now the Sports Ambassador for [[Ipswich]] in [[Suffolk]] and chairs the [http://www.britishathletes.org British Athletes Commission].~~ ==Honours== ▲For her services to swimming Karen was awarded an MBE in the 1994 New Years Honours List.<ref name=bbc/> Pickering is {{as of\|2008\|alt=now}} the Sports Ambassador for [[Ipswich]] in [[Suffolk]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Karen set to pitch in \|work=Ipswich Star \|date=27 November 2008 \|access-date=3 December 2018 \|url= https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/karen-set-to-pitch-in-1-168263}}</ref> and chaired the [[British Athletes Commission]] between 2004 and 2016.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Interim Chair of the BAC Announced \|first=Sara \|last=Heath \|publisher=The British Athletes Commission \|date=4 July 2016 \|access-date=3 December 2018 \|url= https://www.britishathletes.org/interim-chair-of-the-bac-announced}}</ref> ==See also== Line 75 ⟶ 82: * [[List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (women)]] * [[World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== [{{official\|http://www.karenpickering.co.uk/ ~~Official website]~~}} [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funny_old_game/3965687.stm Ipswich footballer races Karen] - BBC {{Footer World LC Champions 4x200m Freestyle Women}} Line 91 ⟶ 100: [[Category:1971 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:English female freestyle swimmers]] [[Category:~~People~~Sportspeople from Brighton]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Ipswich]] [[Category:Olympic swimmers offor Great Britain]] [[Category:Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] ~~[[Category:People from Brighton]]~~ [[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England]] [[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England]] Line 107 ⟶ 115: [[Category:Swimmers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games]] [[Category:Swimmers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games]] [[Category:~~Female~~British female freestyle swimmers]] [[Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming]] [[Category:Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)]] [[Category:European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming]] [[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming]] [[Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire]] [[Category:Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games]] [[Category:Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games]] ~~{{UK-swimming-bio-stub}}~~ [[Category:Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games]] [[Category:Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games]]