Jolanda de Rover

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

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.

[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.

She is the mother of Kira Toussaint,[6] who qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 100 meter backstroke.

Jolanda de Rover in 1981