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Dorina Szekeres (born July 30, 1992 in Zalaegerszeg) is a Hungarian swimmer, who specialized in the backstroke events. 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. 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.