Hannah Burkhill

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Hannah Burkhill
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Born (2000-07-22) 22 July 2000 (age 23)
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
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Sport Swimming
Strokes Synchronised swimming

Hannah Burkhill (born 22 July 2000) is an Australian synchronised (artistic) swimmer. Artistic Swimming made its Olympic debut in 1984 (named Synchronised Swimming) and is one of only two events that is female only at the Olympics. Teams perform a 3-minute technical routine of five technical elements and a 4-minute free routine that emphasises creativity and choreography. [1]

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Burkhill represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The artistic swimming team consisting of Kiera Gazzard, Alessandra Ho, Kirsten Kinash, Rachel Presser, Emily Rogers, Amie Thompson, Carolyn Rayna Buckle and Burkhill [2] were able to progress to the final, however, they finished ninth. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Early years

Born in Brunei to English parents [6] Burkhill grew up in Western Australia. She excelled in Artistic Swimming and was a member of the SupaNova Synchronised Swimming Club in Booragoon.  

In 2016, Burkhill qualified for the Australian Junior Synchronised Swimming Team and represented Australia in the 2016 Junior World Championships, held in Kazan, Russia. The team achieve a 17th placing in the Women's Team competition and 13th in the Women's Free Combination competition. She was named to the Australian Team in and helped Australia secure Olympic qualification in the Women's Free competition at the 2019 FINA World Championships. [7] [8] in Korea. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Artistic Swimmer Rayna Buckle Selected for Tokyo 2020". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Artistic Swimmers in Synch for Tokyo 2020 Selection". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Artistic Swimmer Hannah Burkhill selected for Tokyo 2020". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Burkhill added to Australian artistic swimming team for Tokyo 2020". www.insidethegames.biz. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  6. 1 2 "In the deep end: WA rising star books Olympic ticket" . The West Australian. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Hannah BURKHILL | Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "WAIS". wais.org.au. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Hannah Burkhill". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
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