Education
University of Southern California.
University of Southern California.
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. Ratanachote competed in the men"s 200 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. After winning a gold medal from the Southern Economic Association, USA Games, his entry time of 1:53.43 was accredited under a FINA B-standard.
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.
While studying in the United States, he is a member of the University of Southern California Trojans swimming and diving team under head coach Mark Schubert.