Karen Pickering PROFILE Since her retirement from international swimming in 2005, Karen has become regular member of the BBC Radio 5 Live commentary team and has taken on a number of roles. She is now Ambassador for Sport for Ipswich, is Vice-Chair of the British Athletes Commission, is on the executive boards of both the English Institute of Sport and British Olympic Association and is on Ipswich Town FC's Community Trust board. Karen is also very much in demand as a motivational and after dinner speaker and is a popular choice for hosting events. One of Karen’s proudest achievements since retiring is founding the Splash Awards, an annual black tie event that recognises and celebrates the achievements of elite swimmers (able bodied & disabled), divers, waterpolo players and synchronised swimmers. www.splash-awards.co.uk The 3rd award dinner will be held on Saturday April 28th at Lords. Most recently Karen launched her own learn to swim school, to encourage the next generation of youngsters to take part in the sport she loves and maybe follow in her footsteps. Karen Pickering Swim caters for all age groups and abilities as well as offering a consultancy service to teams and athletes in other sports who want to improve their cross training, recovery or injury rehabilitation work. Date of birth: December 19, 1971 Place of birth: Brighton Club: Ipswich S.C. Coach: Dave Champion previous page next page