Dorina Szekeres

Dorina Szekeres
Personal information
Nationality  Hungary
Born (1992-07-30) 30 July 1992
Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
Club EuropTec Zala Water (HUN)[1]
College team Indiana Hoosiers (USA)[1]
Coach Ray Looze (USA)
Csaba Horvath (HUN)[1]
The native form of this personal name is Szekeres Dorina. This article uses the Western name order.

Dorina Szekeres (born July 30, 1992 in Zalaegerszeg) is a Hungarian swimmer, who specialized in the backstroke events.[1][2] She is currently a member of the swimming team for the Indiana Hoosiers.

Szekeres 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] She challenged four other swimmers on the first heat, including two-time Olympian Carolina Colorado of Colombia, and Redlands Swim Team member Yulduz Kuchkarova of Uzbekistan. Szekeres edged out Kuchkarova to take a fourth spot by 0.44 of a second in 2:18.16. Szekeres failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed thirty-fifth overall in the preliminaries.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Dorina Szekeres". London 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  2. "Dorina Szekeres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  3. "Qualifying Athletes – Women's 200 m backstroke" (PDF). FINA. 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. 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. Retrieved 12 April 2013.

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