Chloe Kennedy Anne Doromal Isleta is a Filipino-American swimmer.

Early life and education

Chloe Isleta is born on May 14, 1998 to Bill Walker and Cecile Doromal. She is a native of

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. Isleta studied at the Presentation High School in San Jose. She attended

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where she pursued a degree in journalism and mass communication. She would later study at the

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in Manila, Philippines.

Swimming career

Early years

Isleta took up swimming as early as when she was six years old. She started her career in the United States. During her senior year at Presentation, she won the 200 individual medley at the California State Championship, She was also part of the Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics team.

Collegiate

Isleta was part of Arizona State's Sun Devils swimming team, where she was able to train under Bob Bowman. She competed for De La Salle swimming team at the

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(UAAP) for just one year – in Season 85. She broke her school's championship drought in swimming since Season 66 in 2003 by winning five gold and two silver medals as well broke competition records in

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National team

Isleta competed for the Philippines in international swimming competitions. She took part in the

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hosted at home, winning two silvers (4×100 meter medley relay and the 100-meter backstroke) and a bronze medal (200 meter backstroke). Isleta debuted at the

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in the 2021 edition. In May 2022, Isleta would win the Philippines' first

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gold medal in swimming since

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, at the

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in Vietnam. She emerged as the best swimmer in the 200 meters backstroke event. She would qualify for the

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in Hungary via FINA points but due to the qualification procedures and withdrawals of other Filipino athletes she was not able to participate due to tournament regulations giving preference to athletes qualifying through standard entry times. At the

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, Isleta won four out of five of the Philippine delegation's swimming gold medals. She also bagged a bronze.

References

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