Akiko Thomson

Gillian Akiko Nakamura Thomson-Guevara (born October 8, 1974) 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 1987 and 1993.

Early life and education Gillian Akiko Nakamura Thomson was born on October 8, 1974 in Washington, D.C., in the United States. She graduated with a major in anthropology and a minor in theater. She took her master's degree in Business Administration at the Ateneo de Manila University.

Career Thomson began swimming at the age of six at the Manila Army and Navy Club where her family had lived nearby. She became part of the club's swimming team.

Among the tournaments she competed in are the 1987, 1989, 1991 and 1993 South East Asian Games, where she won eight gold medals in total, and also in three editions of the Summer Olympic Games in 1988, 1992 and 1996.

She opened the Akiko Thomson Swimming School at the Colegio San Agustin – Makati in 2011.

Thomson served as a commissioner at the Philippine Sports Commission from 2010 to 2016. She was elected as president of the Philippine Olympians Association in 2015, following the death of Art Macapagal. Motivated by her daughter's condition, she also become involved in Special Olympics Pilipinas as its chairperson and president.

Personal life Thomson is married to Samuel "Chips" Guevara since June 2009.

Filmography

Television Game Plan – co-host (2001–2006) Probe