Dorian McMenemy

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Dorian McMenemy
Personal information
NationalityFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1996-10-28) October 28, 1996 (age 25)
United States
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [1]
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes 100m Butterfly and 50 Free
ClubEvolution Aquatic Club [2]

Dorian McMenemy [1] [2] (born October 28, 1996) is a swimmer who competes for the Dominican Republic in the women's 100 meter butterfly. [3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics she finished 41st overall in the heats in the Women's 100 metre butterfly. In 2016, Dorian competed in the 50 Freestyle in Rio de Janeiro.

McMenemy was born in the United States and lives with her mother, father, and three sisters in Northborough, Massachusetts, where she attended Algonquin Regional High School. Her mother, Luisa, is from the Dominican Republic and Dorian has dual citizenship with both countries. She was the only female swimmer on the Dominican team and was named the Dominican Female Athlete of the Year. [1]

In 2015, she started attending Wagner College in Staten Island, New York on a full athletic scholarship. [4] [5]

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References

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