Gerardo Rosario

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Gerardo Rosario (born 14 August 1957) is a Filipino former swimmer who has competed in the Summer Olympic Games.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/gerardo-rosario-1.html |accessdate=1 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113070040/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/gerardo-rosario-1.html |archivedate=13 January 2012 }}

Career

Rosario competed in the Summer Olympics, competing for his home country Philippines in the 1972 and 1976 editions.

Rosario was also a competitor in the Asian Games, first competing in the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran where he won two silvers in the 100-meter and 200-meter back stroke, and three bronzes in the 4x100-meter and 4x200-meter freestyle relays, and the 4x100-meter medley relay.{{cite web |title=2nd Batch of Inductees Philippine Sports Hall of Fame |url=http://psc.gov.ph/information/346-pshof.html |publisher=Philippine Sports Commission |access-date=1 May 2018 |date=16 January 2016 |archive-date=2 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502210926/http://psc.gov.ph/information/346-pshof.html |url-status=dead }}

He is also the gold medalist for the 200-meter men's freestyle event of the 1978 Asian Games.{{cite news |last1=Navarro |first1=June |title=Asiad champ takes over swim body |url=http://sports.inquirer.net/244395/asiad-champ-takes-swim-body |access-date=2 May 2018 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=11 April 2017}} He also won two bronzes in the 4x100-meter medley relay and 4x200-meter freestyle relay.

He was coached by Rick Powers.{{cite news |title=Intl swimming coach to retire in Negros - report |url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/content/125374/intl-swimming-coach-to-retire-in-negros-report/story/ |access-date=2 May 2018 |work=GMA News |date=7 October 2008}}

Post-retirement

In 2016, Rosario, along with 16 others, was inducted in the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame.{{cite news |last1=Navarro |first1=June |title=Swimmer Cayco, 16 others inducted into Hall of Fame |url=http://sports.inquirer.net/204501/swimmer-cayco-16-others-inducted-into-hall-of-fame |access-date=2 May 2018 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=27 June 2016}}

Rosario was elected as corporate secretary of Philippine Swimming, Inc. (PSI; then known as Philippine Amateur Swimming Association or PASA), the governing body of swimming in the Philippines, in 2010. In April 2017, Rosario was designated as Officer in Charge or Acting President of PSI.{{cite news |title=Rosario named OIC of troubled 'swim' group |url=https://sports.mb.com.ph/2017/04/11/rosario-named-oic-of-troubled-swim-group/ |access-date=2 May 2018 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=11 April 2017 |archive-date=2 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141029/https://sports.mb.com.ph/2017/04/11/rosario-named-oic-of-troubled-swim-group/ |url-status=dead }}