As a teenager, she was a member of the French national synchronised swimming team, and she likes to joke that this taught her not only teamwork and self-discipline, but also how to hold her breath.

少年时，拉加德是法国国家花样游泳队队员，她喜欢开玩笑地说，这段经历不但教给她团队合作与自律，而且教会了人如何才能憋住气。

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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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