Akiko Thomson - Wikipedia
Gillian Akiko Nakamura Thomson-Guevara (born October 8, ) is a Filipina television host, journalist and retired swimmer. She is the most accomplished Filipina swimmer in the Southeast Asian Games having won eight gold medals in the biennial multi-sport meet between and Akiko Thomson-Guevara - Tatler Asia
Akiko Thomson was a legendary Filipino swimmer although she was born to an American father and a Japanese mother. Born in Washington, DC, her family moved to Manila when she was young when her father became the Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines. The Life of Abraham - Bible Study
Thomson graduated with a degree in Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley and then took her masters in Business Administration at the Ateneo de Manila University. After her retirement from competitive swimming, she became a television host and journalist with Productions at ABS-Christian Broadcasting Network.
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Olympic swimmer, president, Philippine Olympians Association. The former athlete is the president of the Philippine Olympian Association. Akiko Thomson-Guevara, a pioneering athlete and advocate, was born in Washington, DC, to an American father and Japanese mother.
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Her win is the first time the Philippine women's swim team stood atop the podium since Akiko Thompson in the edition of the meet in Singapore. Born on October 8, 1974, Filipina swimmer Akiko Thomson-Guevara serves as the most accomplished Filipina swimmer in the Southeast Asian (SEA). Akiko Thomson-Guevara, a pioneering athlete and advocate, was born in Washington, DC, to an American father and Japanese mother. When she was five months old, her family moved to the Philippines, where she has since called home. She began swimming at age six and quickly advanced, joining the Philippine national team by age ten.
Gillian Akiko Thomson is a Filipina television host, journalist, and retired swimmer. Her win is the first time the Philippine women's swim team stood atop the podium since Akiko Thompson in the 1993 edition of the meet in Singapore. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino will be.
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Akiko was a national swimmer of the Philippines for 10 years, competing in 5 Southeast Asian Games (winning 7 gold medals) and 3 Olympics. She has always been involved in sport in one capacity or another (as a proud volunteer and official) and is currently the President of the Philippine Olympians Association. Gillian Akiko Thomson-Guevara - Special Olympics Pilipinas
Asked about her greatest legacy, Akiko believes, “Humility aside, I suppose my accomplishments in swimming.” She competed in three Olympic games and brought the country honor in the SEA Games.