Akiko Thomson
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Gillian Akiko Nakamura Thomson-Guevara OLY (born October 8, 1974) is a Filipina television host, journalist and retired swimmer.
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Birth name | Gillian Akiko Nakamura Thomson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Gillian Akiko Nakamura Thomson-Guevara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1974-10-08) October 8, 1974 (age 49) Washington, D.C., U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samuel Guevara (m. 2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of California, Berkeley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She is the most accomplished Filipina swimmer in the Southeast Asian Games having won eight gold medals in the biennial multi-sport meet between 1987 and 1993.