Regina Constance "Reggie" de Jong (born 7 January 1964) is a former

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from the

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, who competed for her native country in the

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. There she won the bronze medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay, alongside Conny van Bentum, Annelies Maas and Wilma van Velsen. Her best individual finish was the fifth place (2:02.76) in the 200 m freestyle. In 1983, she won a bronze medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the

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. After retiring from swimming she made a successful business career. She graduated in e-commerce and business management from the

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, Washington, US. She then became director of marketing and corporate communication at Inter Access Group and director of corporate communications at Oracle Netherlands. In 1997, she was one of the founders and the commercial director of Stater Portfolio Performance Management, a European provider of

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loans. She then became director at the ForeSure Group and VisionWaves Finance. From November 2006 till June 2008 she was a leading manager (CIO) and a board member of

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. Between June 2008 and June 2009 she was the Managing Director of Ordina BPO.

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