Amie Thompson (born 31 January 1996) 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. Thompson competed in the team event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She qualified to represent Australia at the

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. The artistic swimming duet of

Emily Rogers Emily Rogers (born 25 March 1998) 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 ...

and Thompson failed to qualify for the final and finished 20th in the preliminary rounds. The full team consisting of Carolyn Rayna Buckle, Hannah Burkhill, Kiera Gazzard, Alessandra Ho, Kirsten Kinash, Rachel Presser,

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

Early years

Thompson began as a lap swimmer and

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. In 2008, as a 12-year old her school swim teacher advised her to take up Artistic Swimming. When only 15-years-old she was selected as a reserve for the 2011

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Team. When she finished high school, Thompson moved from Sydney to

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to pursue her

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dream. Thompson was part of the 2015 World Championships Australian team that qualified for

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2016 Olympics by beating

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Amie 1996 births Living people Australian synchronised swimmers Olympic synchronised swimmers for Australia Synchronized swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Greater London Artistic swimmers at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships Synchronized swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics English emigrants to Australia Swimmers from Sydney Sportswomen from New South Wales Murdoch University alumni