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| Jarod Hatch failed to make the semifinal cut in the men's 100-meter butterfly event. From Hatch's Facebook page |
TAGUIG--Jarod Hatch's bid in the Paris Olympics men's 100-meter butterfly event came to a quick end on Friday after he fell to last place in his preliminary heat at the Paris La Defense Arena.
Hatch finished the circuit race at a time of 54.66 seconds, way slower than the 51.85-second stint of Heat 2 winner Sun Jiajun of China.
Unfortunately, none of the competitors from Heat 2 made the cut for the semifinals as Sun's finish was just good for 19th overall.
Sun was just 0.03 seconds behind the United States' Thomas Heilman, the last tanker listed as a reserve for the semifinals.
Hungary's Kristof Milak ruled the first round of the event after topping Heat 3 at a time of 50.19 seconds.
Caeleb Dressel, the defending champion and world record holder during the Tokyo Games, was sixth in the preliminary and third for Heat 5 at 50.83 seconds.
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