Aquatic Sports Stars Recognised at The Splash Awards
British Swimmer of the Year 2007
British aquatic athletes from the past, present and future
will gather for the third annual Splash Awards - British Swimmer
of the Year 2007 on Saturday 28th April at the Nursery Pavilion
at Lord's Cricket Ground in London.
The Splash Awards are the inspiration of Britain's most decorated
female swimmer, Karen Pickering MBE, who since her retirement
has worked relentlessly to celebrate the achievements and
raise the profile of British swimmers and other aquatic sports
men and women.
The Splash Awards will be hosted by Martin Bayfield and will
feature a fantastic turnout of names from British sport including
Sharron Davies MBE, Mark Foster, Steve Cram MBE, Will Greenwood
MBE, Adrian Moorhouse, Jonathan Edwards, Sally Gunnell, Steve
Parry, Jo Jackson, James Hickman and Kirsty Balfour.
Awards to be presented on the night include the Male &
Female Swimmer of the Year, Young Swimmer of the Year, the
Splash Star Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award, won in
2006 by Caitlin McClatchey, David Davies, Fran Halsall, Aled
Haydn-Jones, Karen Pickering and Mark Foster respectively.
The Splash Awards Founder & Chairman, Karen Pickering
said: ¡§As a long standing member of the Great
Britain team, I really wanted to do something to celebrate
aquatic achievements and founding the Splash Awards is one
of my proudest accomplishments outside of competition. I hope,
with my support, The Splash Awards will provide a platform
for recognising aquatic sporting success for years to come¡¨
The Splash Awards are sponsored by Speedo and supported by
British Swimming and the Amateur Swimming Association. Proceeds
raised from the event will benefit the British Athletes Commission
Benevolent Fund and SportsAid who have guaranteed that all
funds raised will be used directly for swimming related projects.
Callum Sneddon, Speedo, UK Sales Director said "We are
delighted to be sponsors of the Splash Awards for the third
time. They are doing a great job in recognising the talent
we have amongst our British aquatics athletes. As proud sponsors
of the British team, it is an honour to support an evening
which celebrates the success of athletes past and present,
while at the same time raises money for worthwhile funds'."
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