Ernie Gawilan dominates heat, reaches swimming final for shot at Paralympic medal

Ernie Gawilan posts the third-fastest time in the heats of the men's 400m freestyle S7 as he gets a chance to capture the Philippines' first-ever medal in Paralympic swimming

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MANILA, Philippines – A breakthrough medal in the Paris Paralympics looks within reach for Filipino para swimmer Ernie Gawilan as he reached the final of the men’s 400m freestyle S7 with the third-fastest time on Monday, September 2. Only Evan Austin of the USA and Aleksei Ganiuk of the Neutral Paralympic Athletes recorded faster times than Gawilan, who has a chance to capture the Philippines’ first-ever medal in Paralympic swimming.

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