Vicha Ratanachote

Vicha Ratanachote
Personal information
Full name Vicha Ratanachote
National team  Thailand
Born (1977-02-22) 22 February 1977
Bangkok, Thailand
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
College team University of Southern California (U.S.)
Coach Mark Schubert (U.S.)

Vicha Ratanachote (Thai: วิชา รัตนโชติ; born February 22, 1977 in Bangkok) is a retired Thai swimmer, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle events.[1] In 1999, Ratanachote became a SEA Games champion in the 200 m freestyle, and later represented Thailand at the 2000 Summer Olympics. While studying in the United States, he is a member of the USC Trojans swimming and diving team under head coach Mark Schubert.[2]

At the 1999 Southeast Asian Games in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Ratanachote powered past the entire field to earn a gold medal in the 200 m freestyle with a time of 1:53.43.[3]

Ratanachote competed in the men's 200 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[4] After winning a gold medal from the SEA Games, his entry time of 1:53.43 was accredited under a FINA B-standard.[5] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including 17-year-olds Damian Alleyne of Barbados and Wu Nien-pin of the Chinese Taipei. He rounded out the field to last place by 0.33 of a second behind Wu in a time of 1:54.91. Ratanachote failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed thirty-first overall in the prelims.[6][7]

References

  1. "Vicha Ratanachote". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  2. "USC Olympians – 43 Gold Medals" (PDF). USC Trojans. p. 62. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  3. "Singapore swimmer sizzles". Sports Illustrated (CNN). 13 August 1999. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  4. "The Olympics: Trojans run for many nations". USC News. 5 September 2000. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  5. "Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 3)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  6. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 4" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 125. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  7. "Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM". Canoe.ca. 17 September 2000. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
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