Before coming to Yale, Dominique Fenton was a competitive swimmer. He started swimming at an early age and began training with the Santa Barbara Swim Club full-time at the age of twelve. In high school he continued to train and compete with SBSC while also competing for his high school team during season. He swam for Santa Barbara High School's varsity squad for all four years and was team captain his senior year. Instead of swimming at Yale, Dominique chose to row and has transitioned well to the sport.

Dominique is a sophomore in Berkeley College. He is a History and French double-major. He is French-American and plans on rowing for a French club this summer and competing at the French Rowing Championships.