Alessandra Ho (born 27 February 2000) is an Australian synchronised (artistic) swimmer. Artistic Swimming made its

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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. Ho represented Australia at the

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. The artistic swimming team consisting of Kirsten Kinash,

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and Ho were able to progress to the final, however, they finished ninth.

Early years

Ho did not know much about synchronised swimming however her mum, a marathon runner, convinced her to give it a go. In 2011, Ho became a member of the

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n West Coast Splash Synchronised Swimming Club. In 2015 she moved to the SupaNova Synchronised Swimming Club. Ho finished school in 2017 and took up a

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at The University of Notre Dame. She still continued with her career in Artistic Swimming. Ho competed at the 2019 FINA World Championships. in Gwanju, South Korea, where she helped her team to qualify for the

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ho, Alessandra 2000 births Living people Australian synchronised swimmers Olympic synchronised swimmers for Australia Artistic swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Perth, Western Australia Sportswomen from Western Australia