Regina Constance de Jong (born January 7, 1964 in Hilversum

Hilversum

is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Located in the region called "'t Gooi", it is the largest town in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller villages...

, Noord-Holland) is a former freestyle

Freestyle swimming

Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...

 swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the in 1980 Summer Olympics

Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Swimming as usual was one of the three Aquatics disciplines at the 1980 Summer Olympics--the other two being Water Polo and Diving. The swimming competition consisted of 26 events: 13 for men and 13 for women. It was held in the Swimming Pool of the Olimpiysky Sports Complex between July 20 and...

 in Moscow

Moscow

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, Soviet Union

Soviet Union

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.

There she won the bronze medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay, alongside Conny van Bentum

Conny van Bentum

Cornelia van Bentum is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1980...

, Annelies Maas

Annelies Maas

Annelies Maas is a former freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in two consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1976....

 and Wilma van Velsen

Wilma van Velsen

Margot Wilhelmina Teunisje van Velsen is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union.There she won the bronze medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay, alongside Conny...

. Her best individual finish was the fifth place (2:02,76) in the 200 m freestyle.