Karen Pickering

Quick Facts

Full Name	Karen Pickering
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Dec 19, 1971(1971-12-19)
Age	53
Birthplace	Brighton
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Karen Pickering Biography

Karen Pickering is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on December 19, 1971 in Brighton, England, United Kingdom. Karen Denise Pickering, MBE (born 19 December 1971) is an ex-freestyle swimming champion born in Great Britain.

The first time she won a medal was in 1993, during the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships held in Palma de Mallorca, where she took home an award of gold in the 200m freestyle. In the wake of that feat, Pickering became Britain’s first world champion.

Pickering is now the Sports Ambassador for Ipswich in Suffolk, and chaired the British Athletes Commission between 2004 and 2016.

She has been a two-time champion of the British Championship in the 50 meters freestyle (1992 and 1993) Seven times winners of the 100m freestyle (1989-1993 1997, 1999 and 2000) and nine times a winners of the 200 metres freestyle (1990 1997, 1992-1995, as well as 2002 to 2003) as well as the 400m freestyle champion in 2002, 2002 and.

Karen Pickering Net Worth

Karen Pickering is one of the richest Swimmer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Karen Pickering 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Karen was a part of the British swimmers from 1986 to 2005 . She is the proud owner of eight World Championship medals (4 gold) as well as fourteen European Championship medals, 38 National Championship titles, and an impressive Commonwealth Games medal haul of 13 with 4 gold. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games saw Karen win three medals, including two silver and one gold, in the presence of her own home crowd. It was a career moment that was marked by the honor to carry the English flag during the final ceremony.

She made her senior international debut in the year 1986. First, she was chosen to represent the country at the European Junior Championships. Pickering participated at four successive Summer Olympics beginning in 1992.

For her services to swimming Karen was awarded an MBE in the 1994 New Years Honours List.

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Facts & Trivia

Karen Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Karen Pickering celebrates birthday on December 19 of every year.

Top Facts about Karen Pickering

1. Karen Pickering is a retired British swimmer.
2. She was born on December 19, 1971.
3. Pickering won six Commonwealth Games gold medals.
4. She also won two European Championship gold medals.
5. Her best Olympic finish was fourth place in the 200m freestyle.
6. Pickering held multiple world records during her career.
7. She was awarded an MBE for services to swimming in 1994.
8. Pickering now works as a television presenter and commentator.
9. She has been open about her struggles with depression and anxiety.
10. In retirement, she has become an advocate for mental health awareness.