Jeremy Reingold is a former South African swimmer and
rugby
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player. In 1980 he set the world record in the 200m individual medley (swimming).
Biography
Reingold is from
Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislature, legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the sec ...
.
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''Times Select''. He is married to
obstacle course racing
Obstacle course racing (OCR) is a sport in which a competitor, traveling on foot, must overcome various physical challenges in the form of obstacles. Races vary in length from obstacle course, courses with obstacles close together to events of se ...
champion Carina Marx.
In 1980 he set the senior world record in the 200 meter long course
individual medley
Medley is a combination of four different swimming styles—backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle—into one race. This race is either swum by one swimmer as individual medley (IM) or by four swimmers as a medley relay.
Individual ...
at 2:03.01 in Cape Town.
Reingold broke the prior record, which had been set by American
Bill Barrett
William Emery Barrett (February 9, 1929 – September 20, 2016) was an American Republican politician from Nebraska who served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2001 as the congressman for Nebraska's third c ...
.
Reingold has two children from a previous marriage.
Later, Reingold was a member of the
South Africa national under-18 rugby union team
The South African national under-18 rugby union team – often referred to as the South African Schools rugby union team – is the under-18 side of the South Africa national rugby union team.
The team is selected every year at the conclusion of t ...
.
Controversy
Reingold, an electronic security expert sold his business to a public entity has been associated with late controversial former Rhodesian Rugby Captain and USD billionaire late John Bredenkamp partnering in aircraft ownership and diamond deal making in Africa specifically Central African Republic. Reingold also founded, managed the successfully sponsored "Team Jeep" of international athletes (Mountain biking, Paddelskiing, triathletes, obstacle course competitors and trail runners) producing a number of World Champions.
See also
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References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Sportspeople from Cape Town
South African male medley swimmers
South African rugby union players
Jewish rugby union players