Dorina Szekeres

Dorina Szekeres (born July 30, 1992 in Zalaegerszeg) is a former Hungarian swimmer, who specialized in the backstroke and IM events.[1][2] She graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor's degree in sports marketing and management. She is currently the general manager of Team Iron, founding member of the International Swimming League.

Dorina Szekeres
Personal information
Nationality Hungary
Born (1992-07-30) 30 July 1992
Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubEuropTec Zalavíz (HUN)[1]
College teamIndiana Hoosiers (USA)[1]
CoachRay Looze (USA)
Csaba Horvath (HUN)[1]
The native form of this personal name is Szekeres Dorina. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Swimming career

Szekeres is a three-time Hungarian national champion in the 200m backstroke event.

College career

Szekeres was member of the varsity swimming team for the Indiana Hoosiers and represented her school at three NCAA Championships. She was named team captain of the women's team at the end of her second year. In her sophomore year she became a Big Ten champion and an All-American in the 400m individual medley. Szekeres is also a Scholar All-American, an award presented to university athletes who have achieved both academic and athletic excellence.

International career

In 2007 Szekeres qualified for her first major international competition, the European Short Course championships. She finished 15th in the 200m backstroke.

In 2008 she placed 10th at the European Junior Championships in Belgrade. She qualified for the 2010 European Championships where she placed 15th.

She competed at the 2012 European Championship finishing 17th in the 200 backstroke.

She qualified for the women's 200 m backstroke at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:14.28 from the Hungarian Long Course Nationals in Debrecen.[3][4] Szekeres failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed thirty-fifth overall in the preliminaries.[5][6]

In 2013 she cleared the FINA A-standard in the 400m individual medley.

References
  1. "Dorina Szekeres". London 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dorina Szekeres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  3. "Qualifying Athletes – Women's 200 m backstroke" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  4. "Hungarian Long Course Nationals: Daniel Gyurta, Laszlo Cseh, Eva Riszto Post Top 15 Times". Swimming World Magazine. 25 June 2011. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  5. "Women's 200m Backstroke Heat 1". London 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  6. "Szekeres Makes Olympic Debut in 200 Backstroke". Indiana Hoosiers. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.


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