Ernie Gawilan fell short in his attempt for a medal in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics men's freestyle 400-meter - S7 finals on Sunday.
Gawilan finished 6th among eight finalists with a time of 4:56.24. This is 25.18 seconds behind Israel's Mark Malyar who bagged the gold from the tournament.
Malyar also set a new world record after clocking in 4:31.06.
Ukraine's Andrii Trusov finished second with 4:35.56, while American Evan Austin settled for bronze with 4:38.95.
Gawilan will still compete in the men's backstroke event scheduled on Monday.
The Filipino para swimmer on Friday missed the finals bus for the men's 200-meter individual medley - SM7 event.
Later today, wheelchair racer Jerrold Mangliwan will vie for a medal in the men's 1500-meter T52 finals.
—JMB, GMA News
Filipino Ernie Gawilan finishes 6th in Paralympics freestyle swimming finals - GMA News Online
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