{{Short description|American synchronized swimmer (born 1977)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Tamara Crow | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|February 3, 1977}} | birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | headercolor = lightsteelblue | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's synchronized swimming }} {{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }} {{MedalBronze | 2004 Athens | Team }} }}
'''Tamara "Tammy" Crow DeClercq''' (born February 3, 1977) is an American competitor and coach in synchronized swimming.
Crow was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She participated in the Santa Clara Aquamaids team. In 2004, she won an Olympic bronze medal in the team competition.<ref name=sref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cr/tammy-crow-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418083608/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cr/tammy-crow-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Tammy Crow |accessdate=January 9, 2011 }}</ref> 2004 Olympic teammates included Anna Kozlova, Alison Bartosik, Rebecca Jasontek, Sara Lowe, Lauren McFall, Stephanie Nesbitt 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 Sierra Nevada 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.<ref name="connor">O'Connor, Ian (August 23, 2004). [https://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/oconnor/2004-08-23-oconnor-slinger-crow_x.htm Parents' nightmare mars Olympic feeling.] ''USA Today''</ref>
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 no contest to vehicular manslaughter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.recordnet.com/article/20040327/A_SPORTS/303279914|title = A sentence of life -- and death -- for all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=124292&page=1| title = Olympic Hopeful Heading to Jail or Athens? - ABC News| website = ABC News}} </ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Swim-star-regrets-getting-into-car-that-fateful-2801903.php|title = Swim star regrets getting into car that fateful night / Olympic hopeful talks for first time since fatal collision|date = 4 February 2004}}</ref> The judge allowed Crow to postpone serving her 90-day jail sentence until after the 2004 Summer Olympics.<ref name="lambert">Lambert, Pam (August 9, 2004). [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20150780,00.html Delayed Justice.] ''People''</ref> Crow was released in 2004 after serving 50 days.<ref name="sjmn">Staff report (December 14, 2004). Olympian released from jail, Crow's correspondence detailed incarceration. ''San Jose Mercury News''</ref>
==See also== * United States at the Olympics
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