Hannah Burkhill (born 22 July 2000) is an Australian synchronised (artistic) swimmer. Artistic Swimming made its

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, Carolyn Rayna Buckle and Burkhill were able to progress to the final, however, they finished ninth.

Early years

Born in

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to English parents 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

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. 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. in Korea.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Burkhill, Hannah 2000 births Living people Australian synchronised swimmers Olympic synchronised swimmers for Australia Artistic swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Australian people of English descent Sportswomen from Western Australia Sportspeople from Perth, Western Australia