Dorian McMenemy (born October 28, 1996) is a swimmer who competes for the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...

in the women's 100 meter

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. 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

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and lives with her mother, father, and three sisters in

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, where she attended Algonquin Regional High School. Her mother, Luisa, is from the

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. In 2015, she started attending

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on a full athletic scholarship.

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