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Russia reigns supreme

ATHENS, AUG. 27. The Russians, overcoming a glitch in their music that forced them to start over, completed a sweep of the synchronised swimming golds on Friday with a team performance that received perfect 10s across the board in artistic impression.

The Japanese took silver and the United States was third — a repeat of the results from duet.

The Russians overcame a technical malfunction: the music from ``Carnival'' suddenly stopped just 17 seconds into their routine. They swam slowly to the side of the pool and climbed out, the referee giving them another chance to swim.

After a delay of about five minutes, the musical problem was resolved and the Russians were back in the pool again. Their lively routine earned one 10 for technical merit, and a straight line of five perfect scores for artistic impression.

The Russians totalled 99.501 points, while Japan's performance to ``Samurai in Athens'' received 98.501. The Americans held on for third with 97.418.

But Tammy Crow won't be celebrating her bronze medal for too long as she is set to report to jail for a three-month sentence on October 25.

``I know it's going to be a definite adjustment,'' Crow said. ``I never escape how I feel. I still work with those feelings every day.''

The 27-year-old Californian pleaded no contest to vehicular manslaughter in a wreck 18 months ago that killed her boyfriend, Cody Tatro, and 12-year-old Brett Slinger, a star Little Leaguer and aspiring Olympian himself. — AP

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