Carolyn Rayna Buckle

Carolyn Rayna Buckle (born 29 August 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]

Carolyn Rayna Buckle
Personal information
Born (2000-08-29) 29 August 2000
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesSynchronised swimming

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

Early years

Buckle was born in Singapore to a Singaporean mother and an Australian father. At the age of 15 she competed at the 2015 FINA World Championships..[4] Buckle was part of Singapore's squad in the Team event who finished in the top-20 (19th). At the July2019 FINA World Championships[4] in Korea. Buckle achieved two top-20 results, placed 20th in the Team Free and 19th in the Team Technical competitions. At FINA's World Series event in April 2019 held in Japan, Buckle was part of the Singapore team that finished 5th in the Team Technical and 6th in the Team Free. competitions.

Buckle moved to Australia in 2020 to study for her Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) at Sydney University, after completing her studies at the Methodist Girls School (MGS) in Singapore,. She is currently a member of the Sydney Emeralds artistic swimming team, who train at Cook and Phillip Pool at Hyde Park.

References
  1. "Artistic Swimmer Rayna Buckle Selected for Tokyo 2020". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  2. "Artistic Swimmers in Synch for Tokyo 2020 Selection". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  3. "Artistic Swimmer Rayna Buckle Selected for Tokyo 2020". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  4. "Carolyn Rayna Buckle". Inside Synchro. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
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