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Jeremy Reingold is a former South African swimmer and rugby player. In 1980 he set the world record in the 200m individual medley (swimming).

NationalitySouth African
OccupationBusinessman
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
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Jeremy Reingold
Personal information
NationalitySouth African
Born
OccupationBusinessman
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight99 kg (218 lb)
SpouseCarina Marx
Children2
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokes200 m individual medley
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Biography

Reingold is from Cape Town, South Africa.[1] He is married to obstacle course racing champion Carina Marx.[2]

In 1980 he set the senior world record in the 200 meter long course individual medley at 2:03.01 in Cape Town.[3][1][4][5] Reingold broke the prior record, which had been set by American Bill Barrett.[1] Reingold has two children from a previous marriage.[4]

Later, Reingold was a member of the South Africa national under-18 rugby union team.[1]

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, Paddle skiing, triathletes, obstacle course competitors and trail runners) producing a number of World Champions.[6] https://x.com/rocksolidau/status/1631311150586404864?t=UAI9IoouH7iStkhrQkUsLQ&s=19

Other interests

Reingold is a noted collector and expert on vintage car, boat, and high performance motorcycles. He has concluded some of the worlds rarest car sales including a 1930s Bentley Blue Train Recreation ( Gurney-Nutting Style ) where he represented the private buyer, the final sales price being that of $522,500. Reingold too was the seller of Mclaren F1, Chassis #037 out of South Africa to the United Kingdom at a rumoured, but undisclosed price of 19 million US Dollars in 2020.

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