For one thing, it is easy to spot a crew that is not well synchronised.

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Earlier last week it emerged that 10, 000 extra tickets - which did not exist - were mistakenly sold for synchronised swimming events.

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On Tuesday, a British Horseracing Authority (BHA) report into this year's race said the deaths of Synchronised and According to Pete could not have been "foreseen" nor "prevented".

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