KT
The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Dutch swimmer
Gender:
Female
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Birth:
22 May 1994
Family:
Mother:
Jolanda de Rover
The details
Biography
Introduction
Kira Toussaint (born 22 May 1994) is a Dutch competitive swimmer who specializes in backstroke.
In the semifinals of the 2012 European Short Course Championships in Chartres, France, she broke the Dutch record in the 100 meter backstroke (short course) with a time of 57.16 s. She finished 4th in the final.
Toussaint qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 100 meter backstroke. Her time of 1:00.25 exactly matched the Olympic Qualifying Time. She finished 18th in the heats and did not advance to the semifinals.
Personal life
Toussaint is the daughter of Jolanda de Rover, the Olympic gold medalist in the 200 meter backstroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.