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 | Class:
Junior
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| Hometown:
Coral Springs, Fla.
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| High School:
Coral Springs HS
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| Height:
5-10
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| Event:
Freestyle
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| Major:
Marketing
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Sophomore (2007-08)...
Had her best finish in the 100 freestyle with a fifth place showing against Florida International (58.60) ... Turned in her best time of the year in the 100 free at the ACC Championships with a time of 56.87 ... Posted seven Top 10 times in the 200 free ... Turned in a time of 56.87 in the 100 freestyle at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational ... Established a career-best time of 2:01.26 in the 200 free at the ACC Championships ... Had her highest finish in the 200 free event against Houston (sixth place) where she had a time of 2:07.01 ... Helped the 200 freestyle relay team to a third place finish (1:44.88) ... Took part in the 500 free three times, taking a best time of 5:31.43 at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational ... Established a time of 25.87 at the ACC Championships in the 50 free.
Freshman (2006-07)...
Competed in the 200 freestyle at the ACC Championships, clocking in at 2:00.50 ... Swam the 500 free at the ACC Championships with a time of 5:22.18 ... Placed sixth against FSU in the 1000 free event, coming in at 10:40.17.
High School/Prep...
Swam for Michael Lohnberg at Coral Springs High School ... Placed third in Class 3A District 9 100- and 200-yard freestyle events ... In Class 3A Region 3, she placed seventh in the 100-yard freestyle event ... Was named team captain her senior year ... Academic All-American as a junior and senior.
Personal...
Full name is Meredith Barrett Hatic ... Majoring in Marketing ... Birth date is June 13, 1988 ... Daughter of Haas and Debby Hatic ... Sister, Dana, is on the swimming team this year for the Hurricanes as a freshman ... Chose to attend UM because they offered her an academic scholarship that was too good to pass up ... Wants to become an entertainment attorney or film producer after graduation.
Around the Pool with Hatic...
Favorite actor is George Clooney ... Favorite movie is listed as The Princess Bride ... Enjoys watching Friends on television ... Listens to rock music ... Says her favorite food is anything but seafood ... Advice to youngsters is to learn qualities like focus and discipline because they'll need it later in life.
