Education
She attended Carmel College and as of 2012 studies at the University of Auckland.
She attended Carmel College and as of 2012 studies at the University of Auckland.
Hatton has two older brothers and moved from her hometown, Queenstown, to Auckland at the age of five. She is 1.68 metres (5 ft 6 in) tall and weighs 63 kilograms (139 lb). She is coached by four-time Olympic gold medallist Ian Ferguson.
The pair became the first New Zealanders to reach a World Championship A final at the International Coach Federation Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań, Poland.
Their semifinal time of one minute 42.365 seconds meant they were the third fastest qualifiers in the K-2 500 metres, however they finished ninth in the final. Hatton was also part of the women"s 500 metres K-4 crew that finished in eleventh position at the Championships.
Hatton was selected to represent New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. She competed in the women"s K-1 500 metres event between 7 and 9 August at Eton Dorney, finishing in 15th place.