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Ernie Gawilan advances to the finals in the men’s 400-meter freestyle S7 at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. With a strategic performance in the heats and a personal best time, Gawilan is set to make a strong showing in the finals.
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Filipino para swimmer Ernie Gawilan has qualified for the final of the men’s 400m freestyle S7 at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. Gawilan, who finished first in his heat with a time of 5:00.13, aims to improve upon his previous Paralympic performance and compete for a medal in the final.
Para swimmer Angel Mae Otom is set to compete in the 2024 Paris Paralympics, aiming to end the Philippines’ eight-year medal drought with a strong performance in the women’s 50m backstroke S5 event.
![Philippine Olympic Committee president Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino (right) presents President Ferdinand R. Marcos a memorabilia from the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou during the “Gabi ng Parangal at Pasasalamat Para sa Bayaning Atletang Pilipino” at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday. The memorabilia consists of 40 gold coins with the images of the 40 sports disciplines played in the Asian Games. [PSC media pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/poc-pbbm-400x200.jpg)
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) General Assembly confirmed the recognition of the Philippine Aquatics Inc. (PAI) as the national sports association (NSA) for aquatic sports on Friday, October 27, at the East Ocean Palace Restaurant in Parañaque City.
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Veteran Filipino para swimmer Ernie Gawilan achieved the coveted golden breakthrough for Team Philippines on Tuesday night, October 24, to retain the men’s 400-meter freestyle S7 crown in runaway fashion at the Asian Para Games 2023 swimming championships.
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Philippine national para swimmers Ernie Gawilan and Gary Bejino produced a pair of third-place finishes on Monday, October 23, to hand the country its first medals at the start of the 4th Hangzhou Asian Para Games swimming championships at the Hangzhou Olympic Center Aquatic Arena.
![Xiandi Chua competes for women's 200m backstroke finals and Kyla Sanchez competes for 100m Freestyle Finals during the 19th Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/384192089_341019585040227_6105345575075962823_n-400x200.jpg)
Xiandi Chua of the Philippines was the lone Filipino swimmer to advance into the evening finals of the swimming competitions at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
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Tokyo Olympics medalist Kayla Sanchez debuted for the Philippines in the women’s 4x100m freestyle but the country will still have to wait for its first Asiad swimming medal in 25 years, as the Pinay tankers missed the podium of the 19th Asian Games.
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Three Filipino swimmers failed to advance in their respective individual events on Sunday in Day 1 of the swimming competitions of the 19th Asian Games at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Aquatics Center.
The world governing body for swimming known by the acronym FINA has withdrawn its recognition of the members of the Philippine Swimming Inc. (PSI) board and has established a stabilization committee to run the PSI’s day-to-day operations.