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Filipino Paralympian swims for silverware in Rio

[metaslider id=48197] Text and Photos by ALANAH TORRALBA THE country’s representative in swimming at the Rio Paralympic Games, the equivalent of the Olympics for athletes with disabilities, has just finished his first event yesterday. There was not much fanfare for Ernie Gawilan, 25, who finished 10th in the Men’s 400m Freestyle. Getting a medal would

Filipino Paralympian swims for silverware in Rio