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Tachibana, Takeda win World Grand Prix duet

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Miho Takeda (L) and Miya Tachibana are about to jump into the pool at the synchronized swimming World Grand Prix meet Yokohama International swimming pool on Sept. 18. Tachibana and Takeda, who won the duet silver at the Athens Olympics, took advantage of the absence of their Russian archrivals to win the duet final at the meet.

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(2)Japan wins silver in Olympic synchronized duet

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Miya Tachibana (R) and Miho Takeda start their synchronized swimming duet performance at the Athens Games Aug. 25.

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(4)Japan wins silver in Olympic synchronized duet

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Miya Tachibana and Miho Takeda perform their synchronized swimming duet at the Athens Games Aug. 25.

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(3)Russia wins gold in Olympic synchronized duet

ATHENS, Greece - The Russian pair (C) of Anastasia Davydova and Anastasia Ermakova, who won gold in the synchronized swimming duet, are flanked by the Japanese silver medalists (L), Miya Tachibana and Miho Takeda, and U.S. bronze medalists Anna Kozlova and Alison Bartosik at the Olympic Aquatic Centre Aug. 25.

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(1)Japan wins silver in Olympic synchronized duet

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Miya Tachibana (R) and Miho Takeda show off silver medals they won in the synchronized swimming duet at the Athens Games Aug. 25.

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(3)Japan wins silver in Olympic synchronized duet

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Miya Tachibana (R) and Miho Takeda perform their synchronized swimming duet at the Athens Games Aug. 25.

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Tachibana, Takeda 2nd to Russians in free routine prelims

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Miya Tachibana (L) and Miho Takeda perform a women's duet free routine Aug. 24 in the synchronized swimming preliminary of the Athens Olympics. They took second after Russia's Anastasia Dadydova and Anastasia Ermakova and advanced to the finals.

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Takeda, Tachibana 2nd after duet technical routine

ATHENS, Greece - Miya Tachibana (L) and Miho Takeda from Japan perform the duet technical routine in the synchronized swimming competition in the 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatic Center in Athens on Aug. 23.

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(1)Japan's sychronized swimmers practice in Athens

ATHENS, Greece - Top Japanese synchronized swimmers -- Miya Tachibana (front) and Miho Takeda -- practice for their duet event in Athens on Aug. 8.

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(1)Tachibana, Takeda win Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Reigning world silver medalists Miya Tachibana (fore) and Miho Takeda win the free routine duet final to claim their seventh straight title at the Japan Open at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Pool on May 5.

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(2)Tachibana, Takeda win Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Reigning world silver medalists Miya Tachibana (R) and Miho Takeda wave at audiences on the podium after winning the free routine duet final to claim their seventh straight title at the Japan Open at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Pool on May 5.

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Japanese pair second at synchronized swimming Olympic qualifier

ATHENS, Greece - Japanese pair Miya Tachibana (L) and Miho Takeda perform the free routine in the synchronized swimming Olympic qualifying tournament in Athens on April 16. They placed second and earned their tickets to the Olympics this summer.

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Japan takes silver in synchronized swimming duet at worlds

BARCELONA, Spain - Miya Tachibana (L) and Miho Takeda of Japan hold up their silver medals after coming in second in the synchronized swimming duet final at the world swimming championships in Barcelona on July 18.

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Russian pair win synchronized swimming duet at worlds

BARCELONA, Spain - Anastasia Dadydova (foreground) and Anastasia Ermakova of Russia perform in the synchronized swimming duet final at the swimming world championships in Barcelona on July 18. The pair won the contest, beating Japan's defending champion pair Miya Tachibana and Miho Takeda.

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Tachibana, Takeda place 2nd in world preliminaries

BARCELONA, Spain - Defending champions Miya Tachibana (L) and Miho Takeda perform in the preliminary round of the synchronized swimming free routine at the world championship finals in Barcelona on July 15. They placed second behind Russian pair Anastasia Davydova and Anastasia Ermokova.

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Japan's synchronized pair finish second in Japan Open

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese world champion duo Miya Tachibana (front) and Miho Takeda finished second in the Japan Open synchronized swimming championships at Yokohama International swimming pool April 6.

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Tachibana, Takeda coast to 3rd straight synchro duet title

PUSAN, South Korea - Miya Tachibana (R) and Miho Takeda perform in the synchronized swimming duet event of the 14th Asian Games at Sajik swimming pool in Pusan on Oct. 2. The duo, who won Japan's first-ever synchronized swimming world title in Fukuoka last year, claimed a third straight Asian Games title.

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Japan's Tachibana wins solo synchronized swimming

PUSAN, South Korea - Miya Tachibana shows off her gold medal at Sajik Swimming Pool in Pusan on Oct. 1 after winning the solo synchronized swimming event of the 14th Asian Games.

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Japan's synchronized swimmers lead in technical routine

PUSAN, South Korea - Japan's synchronized swimmers Miya Tachibana (L) and Miho Takeda come in first in the duet's technical routine in the Asian Games in Pusan on Sept. 30.

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(2)Asian Games open in Pusan

PUSAN, South Korea - Members of the Japanese delegation to the Asian Games wave to the audience during the opening ceremony at Pusan Asiad Stadium on Sept. 29. Carrying the Japanese flag is synchronized swimmer Miya Tachibana.

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(1)Japanese athletes arrive in Pusan

PUSAN, South Korea - Japanese synchronized swimmers Miho Takeda (L) and Miya Tachibana to take part in the Asian Games arrive at Pusan's Kimhae International Airport on Sept. 26.

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(1)Tachibana, Takeda win gold in synchronized swimming duet

FUKUOKA, Japan - Miya Tachibana (R) and Miho Takeda celebrate after winning gold medal in their routine in the synchronized swimming duet final at Marine Messe Fukuoka on July 20. The pair gave Japan its first-ever synchronized swimming gold medal in world championship history.

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(2)Tachibana, Takeda win gold in synchronized swimming duet

FUKUOKA, Japan - Miya Tachibana (R) and Miho Takeda perform in the synchronized swimming duet final at Marine Messe Fukuoka on July 20. The pair gave Japan its first-ever gold medal in synchronized swimming in world championship history.

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Russia's Brusnikina wins solo gold in synchronized swimming

FUKUOKA, Japan - Double Olympic champion Olga Brusnikina (C), winner of the synchronized swimming solo final, Virginie Dedieu (L) of France and Japan's Miya Tachibana (R), who took silver and bronze, respectively, pose for picture at the world swimming championships at Marine Messe in Fukuoka on July 19.

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Japan duo outperforms Russians at swimming world c'ships

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japan's Miya Tachibana (L) and Miho Takeda jump during their performance in the synchronized swimming duet preliminary round at the swimming world championships at Marine Messe Fukuoka on July 18. The duo outperformed world and Olympic champions Davydova and Anastassia Ermakova of Russia.

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Japanese duet off to good start at swimming world c'ships

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japan's Miya Tachibana (foreground) and Miho Takeda perform in the synchronized swimming technical routine at the Messe pool in Fukuoka on July 16, the opening day of the swimming world championships. They accumulated 34.300 points to take the lead, only to be matched by Russian teenage pair Anastasia Davydova and Anastassia Ermakova.

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Japan's synchronized duo dance their way to final

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's Miya Tachibana (L) and Miho Takeda perform in the preliminary of the women's duet competition on Sept. 25. The pair placed 2nd overall, following Russia, with a score of 98.260, to advance to Tuesday's final in the Olympic synchronized swimming competition.

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Japan duo wins silver in Olympic synchronized swimming

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's Miya Tachibana (L) and Miho Takeda perform in the free routine final of the Olympic synchronized swimming at Sydney International Aquatic Center on Sept. 26. The duo won the silver medals.

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Tachibana, Takeda win national synchronized title

Japanese pair Miya Tachibana (R) and Miho Takeda win their second straight duet title at the national synchronized swimming championships on May 2 but finished second behind Russians Olga Brousnikina and Maria Kisseliva in the Japan Open competition held at the same time.

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Tachibana wins synchro gold at Asian Games

World bronze medalist Miya Tachibana adds the Asian Games gold medal to her collection on Dec. 14 after a well-executed routine in the free program of the women's solo synchronized swimming at Bangkok's Thammasat Aquatic Center.

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Tachibana, Takeda win World Grand Prix duet

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Miho Takeda (L) and Miya Tachibana are about to jump into the pool at the synchronized swimming World Grand Prix meet Yokohama International swimming pool on Sept. 18. Tachibana and Takeda, who won the duet silver at the Athens Olympics, took advantage of the absence of their Russian archrivals to win the duet final at the meet. (Kyodo)

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Japan's synchronized pair finish second in Japan Open

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese world champion duo Miya Tachibana (front) and Miho Takeda finished second in the Japan Open synchronized swimming championships at Yokohama International swimming pool April 6. (Kyodo)

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Japanese duet off to good start at swimming world c'ships

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japan's Miya Tachibana (foreground) and Miho Takeda perform in the synchronized swimming technical routine at the Messe pool in Fukuoka on July 16, the opening day of the swimming world championships. They accumulated 34.300 points to take the lead, only to be matched by Russian teenage pair Anastasia Davydova and Anastassia Ermakova.

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(1)Tachibana, Takeda win Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Reigning world silver medalists Miya Tachibana (fore) and Miho Takeda win the free routine duet final to claim their seventh straight title at the Japan Open at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Pool on May 5. (Kyodo)

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(1)Japanese athletes arrive in Pusan

PUSAN, South Korea - Japanese synchronized swimmers Miho Takeda (L) and Miya Tachibana to take part in the Asian Games arrive at Pusan's Kimhae International Airport on Sept. 26. (Kyodo)

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Japanese pair second at synchronized swimming Olympic qualifier

ATHENS, Greece - Japanese pair Miya Tachibana (L) and Miho Takeda perform the free routine in the synchronized swimming Olympic qualifying tournament in Athens on April 16. They placed second and earned their tickets to the Olympics this summer. (Kyodo)

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(1)Japan's sychronized swimmers practice in Athens

ATHENS, Greece - Top Japanese synchronized swimmers -- Miya Tachibana (front) and Miho Takeda -- practice for their duet event in Athens on Aug. 8. (Kyodo)

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(3)Russia wins gold in Olympic synchronized duet

ATHENS, Greece - The Russian pair (C) of Anastasia Davydova and Anastasia Ermakova, who won gold in the synchronized swimming duet, are flanked by the Japanese silver medalists (L), Miya Tachibana and Miho Takeda, and U.S. bronze medalists Anna Kozlova and Alison Bartosik at the Olympic Aquatic Centre Aug. 25. (Kyodo)

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(4)Japan wins silver in Olympic synchronized duet

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Miya Tachibana and Miho Takeda perform their synchronized swimming duet at the Athens Games Aug. 25. (Kyodo)

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(3)Japan wins silver in Olympic synchronized duet

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Miya Tachibana (R) and Miho Takeda perform their synchronized swimming duet at the Athens Games Aug. 25. (Kyodo)

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(2)Japan wins silver in Olympic synchronized duet

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Miya Tachibana (R) and Miho Takeda start their synchronized swimming duet performance at the Athens Games Aug. 25. (Kyodo)

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(1)Japan wins silver in Olympic synchronized duet

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Miya Tachibana (R) and Miho Takeda show off silver medals they won in the synchronized swimming duet at the Athens Games Aug. 25. (Kyodo)

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Tachibana, Takeda 2nd to Russians in free routine prelims

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Miya Tachibana (L) and Miho Takeda perform a women's duet free routine Aug. 24 in the synchronized swimming preliminary of the Athens Olympics. They took second after Russia's Anastasia Dadydova and Anastasia Ermakova and advanced to the finals. (Kyodo)

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Takeda, Tachibana 2nd after duet technical routine

ATHENS, Greece - Miya Tachibana (L) and Miho Takeda from Japan perform the duet technical routine in the synchronized swimming competition in the 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatic Center in Athens on Aug. 23. (Kyodo)

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(2)Asian Games open in Pusan

PUSAN, South Korea - Members of the Japanese delegation to the Asian Games wave to the audience during the opening ceremony at Pusan Asiad Stadium on Sept. 29. Carrying the Japanese flag is synchronized swimmer Miya Tachibana. (Kyodo)

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(2)Tachibana, Takeda win gold in synchronized swimming duet

FUKUOKA, Japan - Miya Tachibana (R) and Miho Takeda perform in the synchronized swimming duet final at Marine Messe Fukuoka on July 20. The pair gave Japan its first-ever gold medal in synchronized swimming in world championship history.

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(2)Tachibana, Takeda win Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Reigning world silver medalists Miya Tachibana (R) and Miho Takeda wave at audiences on the podium after winning the free routine duet final to claim their seventh straight title at the Japan Open at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Pool on May 5. (Kyodo)

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Russian pair win synchronized swimming duet at worlds

BARCELONA, Spain - Anastasia Dadydova (foreground) and Anastasia Ermakova of Russia perform in the synchronized swimming duet final at the swimming world championships in Barcelona on July 18. The pair won the contest, beating Japan's defending champion pair Miya Tachibana and Miho Takeda. (Kyodo)

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Japan takes silver in synchronized swimming duet at worlds

BARCELONA, Spain - Miya Tachibana (L) and Miho Takeda of Japan hold up their silver medals after coming in second in the synchronized swimming duet final at the world swimming championships in Barcelona on July 18. (Kyodo)

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Tachibana, Takeda place 2nd in world preliminaries

BARCELONA, Spain - Defending champions Miya Tachibana (L) and Miho Takeda perform in the preliminary round of the synchronized swimming free routine at the world championship finals in Barcelona on July 15. They placed second behind Russian pair Anastasia Davydova and Anastasia Ermokova. (Kyodo)