REPRESENTATIVE SPORT by Lt Karen McCullough QARNNS


Since joining the Royal Navy I have made the most of the opportunities to represent the RN and Tri-Service by swimming at National and International Level.Representative Sport offers a multitude of opportunities, I have been fortunate to represent the RN and Tri-Service as part of the Great Britain team in Canada at the World Masters Games and San Francisco at the World Masters Championships.

Closer to home I have been able to compete in the GB Nationals and the Welsh Nationals, but it’s the Inter-Services Championships which provide the ultimate sporting challenge. This competition is one of the most closely contested sporting events in the Tri-Service calendar.

As RN Ladies team captain one of my aims is to see the RN ladies lift the Inter Service Trophy. It is this aim and the need to qualify and attempt to defend my titles at the World Masters Games in Sydney 2009 which gives me the motivation to train in between working shifts. It is a great privilege to represent Great Britain, the Royal Navy and the QARNNS branch and the opportunities are out there!!  Below are some of the medals won since joining the Royal Navy.