Jarod Jason Lang Hatch is a Filipino swimmer.
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| Full name | Jarod Jason Lang Hatch[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Philippines Suspended Member Federation (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 10, 1998 Daly City, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Morgan Hill, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | California Golden Bears | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and education
editJarod Hatch was born on December 10, 1998[3] in Daly City, California in the United States.[4] He would spend some part of his childhood in San Francisco before his family move to Morgan Hill which he considers as his hometown and where he started his swimming career.[4][5]
He attended Sobrato High School in Morgan Hill, California where he graduated from in 2017.[6] He would enter the University of California, Berkeley under a swimming scholarship and pursued a major in business.[7] He graduated in 2021.[6]
Career
editHigh school
editHatch has swam for Sobrato High. He bagged an individual Central Coast Section championship in the 200 freestyle, and had two runner-up and one third place finish in the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Championships.[6] Aside from being a swimmer, Hatch was also a water polo player for his high school.[8]
College
editHatch would also be part of the California Golden Bears swimming team while he was studying at University of California, Berkeley.[4]
National team
editHatch represents the Philippines internationally in swimming. He first became part of the Philippine national team in 2018.[6]
Hatch would participate in the 2019 SEA Games in the Philippines. He failed to medal, missing the podium of the men’s 100m butterfly and was part of the team which failed to finish in the men's 4x100m medley[9][10] However he and his teammates would win a silver in the 4 x 100 m freestyle relay.[11]Hatch would retire after the games in May 2021.[6]
Hatch would return out of retirement in October 2022.[12] He would take part in the national trials in February 2023 to earn a berth for the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia.[10], where he clinched a two bronzes in the 100m butterfly and 50m fly events and a silver in the 4x100m mixed relay team.[13]
He holds the Philippine national record for the men's 100m butterfly having clocked 52.87 seconds in the heats of the 2023 World Aquatics Championships competing under the Suspended Member Federation delegation.[14]
Hatch would qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. He was nominated to fill in the quota for the Philippines under the universality rule.[15][16]
Personal life
editHatch is or African American descent.[5] He also has Filipino heritage through his mother.[6]
Reference
edit- ^ "SEA Games 2023: Amid swimming gold rush, Letitia Sim shines with 2nd Games record". Yahoo News. May 10, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "Olympic Council of Asia". www.ocagames.com. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "Jarod HATCH | Profile". World Aquatics Official. World Aquatics. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Jarod Hatch - Men's Swimming & Diving". Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ a b Sabreda, Darren (September 22, 2016). "CCS swimming: Sobrato's Jarod Hatch finds comfort zone in water". Mercury News. Archived from the original on May 6, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Lee, Emanuel (July 6, 2023). "Former Sobrato standout Jarod Hatch shines for Philippine national team on international stage". Morgan Hill Times. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ Barrera, Cheeto (June 23, 2017). "Sobrato Athletes of the Year: Different paths, one passion". The Morgan Hills Times. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "Sobrato's Ly, Hatch making waves". Morgan Hill Times. March 27, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ Atencio, Peter (February 19, 2023). "Hatch rips PH record, becomes 2nd swimmer to earn SEAG slot". Manila Standard. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ a b Maningat, Raul (May 10, 2023). "SEA Games medalist Jarod Hatch aims at bigger goals after coming out of retirement". One Sport. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (December 7, 2019). "Remedy Rule, men's relay team anchor Pinoy tankers' campaign". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Emanuel (July 6, 2023). "Former Sobrato standout Jarod Hatch shines for Philippine national team on international stage". Morgan Hill Times. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ Suing, Ivan (July 29, 2023). "Hatch shatters old mark, but places only 32nd in World Aquatics Championships". Daily Tribune. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ Satumbaga-Villar, Kristel (July 29, 2023). "Hatch resets PH mark in World Aquatics". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ Ambat, Pao (June 25, 2024). "Paris 2024: Philippine swimmers Kayla Sanchez, Jarod Hatch catch ride to Olympics". One Sports. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ Dioquino, Delfin (June 25, 2024). "Swimmers Kayla Sanchez, Jarod Hatch set to make Olympic splash through universality". Rappler. Retrieved June 26, 2024.