{"id":115535,"date":"2014-11-28T07:27:25","date_gmt":"2014-11-28T14:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=115535"},"modified":"2014-11-28T07:28:17","modified_gmt":"2014-11-28T14:28:17","slug":"illinois-colleges-oak-wattanasirakul-follows-grandfathers-footsteps-move-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/illinois-colleges-oak-wattanasirakul-follows-grandfathers-footsteps-move-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois College&#8217;s Oak Wattanasirakul Follows Grandfather&#8217;s Footsteps in Move From Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Taylor Brien, Swimming World College Intern<\/em><\/p>\n<p>JACKSONVILLE\u2014 Most students choose to move a few hours away from home to attend school, but Illinois College freshman Oak Wattanasirakul chose to move halfway across the globe from Thailand when he decided to attend Illinois College.<\/p>\n<p>Wattanasirakul, the top breaststroker for the Blueboys, chose IC so that he could follow in his grandfather\u2019s footsteps. His grandfather studied pre-med at IC back in the 1950s, and now Wattanasirakul plans to do the same.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_115533\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/illinois-colleges-oak-wattanasirakul-follows-grandfathers-footsteps-move-thailand\/oak-wattanasirakul-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115533\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115533\" data-attachment-id=\"115533\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/illinois-colleges-oak-wattanasirakul-follows-grandfathers-footsteps-move-thailand\/oak-wattanasirakul-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/oak-wattanasirakul-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Oak Wattanasirakul\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Oak Wattanasirakul&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Oak Wattanasirakul&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/oak-wattanasirakul-2-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/oak-wattanasirakul-2.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-115533\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/oak-wattanasirakul-2-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Oak Wattanasirakul\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-115533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Oak Wattanasirakul<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Despite this connection to IC, this is Wattanasirakul\u2019s first time being in the United States. When asked about some of the cultural differences between the United States and Thailand, he responded, \u201cpeople here are very nice, but sometimes too nice. Americans are very open about everything, and I\u2019m faced with the expectation to be open as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the cultural differences Wattanasirakul has been able to make connections with his teammates and form lasting friendships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving Oak on the team gives me a perspective of a different culture and what goes on in another country since I have never left the United States,\u201d teammate Kaitlyn Flachs said.<\/p>\n<p>Swimming not only creates long lasting friendships but has also helped Wattanasirakul\u00a0to be more disciplined.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSwimming has taught me how to manage my time and have a strict discipline,\u201d Wattanasirakul said. In high school, Wattanasirakul\u00a0frequently missed classes due to swim meets, but this only caused him to work harder, borrowing his classmates\u2019 notes and learning the material so as not to fall behind.<\/p>\n<p>His hard work paid off and he graduated with honors while also qualifying for Thailand\u2019s National Youth Team, giving him the opportunity to compete in various national and international meets. Wattanasirakul\u00a0was also ranked among the Top Five in Thailand this past year.<\/p>\n<p>Comparing his training in Thailand to his training here at IC, Wattanasirakul noted that the emphasis here is more on technique, while back home the focus was on endurance and stamina. In conjunction with focusing more on his technique in practice, he notes that having a meet every weekend has also allowed him to focus more on his stroke and make subtle changes from week to week so as to improve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOak\u2019s internationality provides a wealth of diversity to the team. His experiences of training from his home country of Thailand supplies me, as a coach, a unique view of how things are done similarly and different in coaching the sport of swimming,\u201d Illinois College head coach Christopher Sykes said. \u201cHis excitement about experiencing my coaching style demonstrates how open minded he is to train. His pure presence on the team is positive and encouraging. He is a great asset to the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wattanasirakul notes that he is incredibly excited and anxious for the conference meet at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very excited for the conference meet because I want to see where all the training can take me and how far I can push myself,\u201d Wattanasirakul said. \u201cI\u2019m also hoping that I will make the invitation time for Nationals and compete there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wattanasirakul is the current 200 breaststroke record holder at IC. He has also made it into the top five fastest times for the 100 breaststroke.<\/p>\n<p><em>Taylor Brien is a senior swimmer at Illinois College. \u00a0Prior to joining Illinois College, she trained with Bettendorf Pleasant Valley Aquatics (2010-12), Pleasant Valley Swim Team (2004-09) and the Rock Island Orcas (2001-04). \u00a0She also competed for the Bettendorf High School swim team.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Taylor Brien, Swimming World College Intern JACKSONVILLE\u2014 Most students choose to move a few hours away from home to attend school, but Illinois College freshman Oak Wattanasirakul chose 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