Tamara "Tammy" Crow DeClercq (born February 3, 1977) is an American competitor and coach in

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. Crow was born in

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. She participated in the Santa Clara Aquamaids team. She won an Olympic bronze medal in the

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competition. Teammates included

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and Kendra Zanotto. She has gone on to coach synchronized swimming with teams including the Walnut Creek Aquanuts.

Vehicular accident

On February 16, 2003, Crow was driving in the

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when it slid off the road, killing two passengers, her then-boyfriend Cody Tatro, and a child in Tatro's care, 12-year-old Brett Slinger. Tatro had earlier promised to drive Slinger back to his parents, but Tatro was inebriated that evening so Crow got behind the wheel.O'Connor, Ian (August 23, 2004)
Parents' nightmare mars Olympic feeling.
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'' Although her blood level did not indicate alcohol at the scene of the accident, her admission of having had drinks the night before led the District Attorney to charge her with two misdemeanors of vehicular manslaughter. Crow pleaded

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. The judge allowed Crow to postpone serving her 90-day jail sentence until after the

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.Lambert, Pam (August 9, 2004)
Delayed Justice.
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'' Crow was released in 2004 after serving 50 days.Staff report (December 14, 2004). Olympian released from jail, Crow's correspondence detailed incarceration. ''

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1977 births Living people Sportspeople from St. Louis Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in synchronized swimming American synchronized swimmers Synchronized swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics {{US-swimming-Olympic-medalist-stub

Vehicular accident

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