Inspiration pours out during Olympic swimmers’ school visit

By The Newsroom
Published 6th May 2012, 08:03 BST
Olympic swimming medalist Karen Pickering MBE made a splash when she visited pupils at Guestling Bradshaw School last week.

As part of the pupils learning about the Olympics, they were very excited to meet a real-life medal winner.

Karen Pickering visited each class having been shown around the school by two of the Year 6 pupils Joe Prestedge and Lily Bowers.

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Pupils had prepared questions to ask her about her swimming career and were very excited to be able to handle and try on her medals.

Karen spent time at the school poolside watching some of the younger pupils swim.

She then stayed for lunch and signed place mats for pupils on the Top Table to take home.

Following her visit, pupils in Year 2 wrote an account of the day.