Jolanda de Rover

Jolanda de Rover (born 10 October 1963) is a female former backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands.

Swimming career

Jolanda de Rover competed at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics and won a gold and a bronze medal in backstroke in 1984. In 1988, she finished fifth and seventh in the 4 × 100 m medley relay and 200 m backstroke events, respectively. Between 1981 and 1986 she won four medals at European and world championships; she also won at least three national titles and set at least 10 national records in backstroke events. Despite being of Dutch nationality she won the ASA National British Championships 200 metres backstroke title twice in 1981 and 1988.

Personal life

De Rover was born in Amstelveen. She is the mother of Kira Toussaint, who qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 100 meter backstroke.

References

1963 births

Living people

Dutch female backstroke swimmers

Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands

Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands

Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands

Sportspeople from Amstelveen

Olympic bronze medalists in swimming

World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming

European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming

Olympic gold medalists in swimming

Universiade medalists in swimming

FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Netherlands

Universiade silver medalists for the Netherlands

Universiade bronze medalists for the Netherlands

Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade

Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade

20th-century Dutch women

20th-century Dutch people

21st-century Dutch women