Northampton, UK - The butterfly is considered to be the toughest of all swimming strokes and demands a strong technique. Yet, a 10-year-old Pinay is making it look like child's play.

Eight swimming clubs from cities across the UK converged to the town of Corby in Northampton last November 27 to compete in the Arena Grand Finals of the National Junior League.

Chloe Galindez of the University of East Anglia (UEA) Swimming Club in Norwich set a new national record for her age group when she completed the 50-meter butterfly contest in 36.02 seconds.

Her victory also helped the UEA team finish sixth in the overall competition; one place higher than last year.

Team Coach Karen Pinniger said she's proud of her student.

"Chloe is training full-time with myself. Her standard of swimming has massively improved. Well done, Chloe! Great result!” said Pinniger.

Chloe's achievements, which have been featured in British magazine “Swimming”, have also inspired other young Filipinos to get involved in the sport.

“I’d love to be like Ate Chloe because she is a very good swimmer,” said 7-year-old Andrienne Singson.

"I already joined the same swimming club as Ate Chloe because I would like to be trained like her,” she added.

Chloe was pleased about being a representative of the Pinoy community.

“I am proud to be a Filipino and to participate in this competition because I am the only Filipino awarded for the butterfly event. I really like to say thank you to my family and the people who supported me,” Galindez said.

Nearly two weeks after her triumph at the National Junior League Finals, Chloe smashed her own record yet again. This time she clocked 35.58 seconds during a competition in the city of Peterborough on December 10, 2011.

According to Chloe's mother, Analyn Galindez, she began to show signs of a fondness for water at the age of six months old. By the time she was four, she decided she wanted to learn how to swim. On May 2010, she began to compete in swimming tournaments.

Since then, Chloe has dedicated her life to that of an athlete. She trains five times a week and on some days squeezes in a session at 5:30 a.m. before going to school.

Although she may be missing out on things that regular 10-year-olds do, Chloe has no regrets about the sacrifice and even prefers to spend time in the water during days off.

Chloe has dreams of competing in the Olympic Games one day, but it remains unclear who she will choose to represent. She was born in Libya, spent the first three years of her life in the Philippines, before joining her parents in the UK. Ultimately it is Chloe's decision, but if Analyn has her way, her daughter will represent the Philippines.

Chloe is next competing on March 2-3 at the Norfolk County Championships in Thetford, Norfolk. - With a report from Carol Panday, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau.