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Nicole Hoevertsz

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Nicole Hoevertsz
Nicole Hoevertsz (2018)
Personal information
Full nameNicole L. M. Hoevertsz
Nationality Aruba
Born (1964-05-30) 30 May 1964 (age 60)
Aruba
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesSynchronized swimming
Updated on 16 November 2014

Nicole L. M. Hoevertsz (born 30 May 1964) is a former synchronized swimmer from Aruba (formerly part of the Netherlands Antilles). She competed in the women's duet competitions.[2]

Nicole has been a member of the International Olympic Committee since 2006 and is currently a member of the IOC Executive Board.[3] In July 2021 she was elected as the Vice-President of the IOC. She has additionally served as the secretary-general of the Aruban Swimming Federation since 1991 and was a member of the organizing committee for the 1999 Pan American Games as well as a member of the Executive Board of the Pan American Sports Organization.[4]

She studied law at the Colegio Arubano, the University of The Netherlands Antilles (now the University of Curaçao), and Leiden University. She served as a legal advisor to the Department of Foreign Affairs of Aruba from 1991-94 and then since 2002. She additionally served as Deputy Permanent Secretary to the Council of Ministers of Aruba from 1994-96, and as legal advisor to the Prime Minister of Aruba from 1997-2001. She was furthermore appointed as the Permanent Secretary to the Council of Ministers in 2009.[4]

References

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  1. ^ More than 1000 Olympians register for OLY - website of the Association Internationale de la Presse Sportive [fr] (International Sports Press Association)
  2. ^ "Nicole Hoevertsz Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  3. ^ "IOC profile". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Nicole Hoevertsz". Olympedia. OLYMadMen. Retrieved March 29, 2025.