Jolanda de Rover

Jolanda de Rover

Jolanda de Rover in 1981
Personal information
Full name	Jolanda de Rover
Nationality	Netherlands
Born	10 October 1963 Amstelveen, the Netherlands
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	DJK, Amsterdam
Medal record Representing the  Netherlands Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 200 m backstroke 1984 Los Angeles 100 m backstroke World Championships 1986 Madrid 4×100 m medley European Championships 1981 Split 200 m backstroke 1983 Rome 4×100 m medley 1985 Sofia 200 m backstroke Summer Universiade 1985 Kobe 200 m backstroke 1985 Kobe 100 m backstroke 1987 Zagreb 200 m backstroke 1987 Zagreb 100 m backstroke

Jolanda de Rover (born 10 October 1963 in Amstelveen) is a former backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands. She 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.^[1]

Between 1981 and 1986 she won four medals at European and world championships;^[2] she also won at least three national titles and set at least 10 national records in backstroke events.^[3]

Jolanda de Rover in 1981

Personal life

De Rover is the mother of Kira Toussaint,^[4] who qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 100 meter backstroke.^[5]

References

1. Jolanda de Rover. sports-reference.com
2. Monique BOSGA. les-sports.info
3. Jolanda de Rover. zwemmenindepolder.nl
4. "Kira Toussaint". Tennessee Volunteers – Swimming & Diving. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
5. Race, Loretta (July 12, 2016). "Kromowidjojo, Dekker, Verschuren Among 17-Strong Dutch Olympic Roster". Swimswam. Retrieved July 13, 2016.