Karen Pickering
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Karen Denise Pickering |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 19 December 1971 |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | Ipswich Swim Club |
Medal record | |
Karen Denise Pickering, MBE (born 19 December 1971) is a former competitive freestyle swimmer from Great Britain. Pickering was the first woman to win an individual World Championship gold medal in swimming for Great Britain at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships in the 200 metre freestyle, and was part of the team that won relay gold three times for Great Britain in both long course (2001) and short course (1999, 2000) world championships.
Swimming for England, she is a four-time Commonwealth Games champion, including individual titles in the 100 metre freestyle (1994) and 200 metre freestyle (2002).