Jolanda de Rover

Jolanda de Rover

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

References

See also

• List of Dutch records in swimming

Jolanda de Rover in 1981

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