Ahmed Kelly
2016 Australian Paralympic Team portrait of Kelly
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Ahmed Kelly |
| Nickname(s) | Liquid Nails |
| Nationality |
 Australia
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| Born |
18 November 1991 Baghdad, Iraq |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Classifications | S4, SB3, SM4 |
| Club | Melbourne Vicentre |
| Coach | Brad Harris |
Ahmed Kelly (born 18 November 1991) is an Iraqi-born Australian Paralympic swimmer. He represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, and he competed at the 2012 London Paralympics.
Nicknamed "Liquid Nails", Kelly was born on 18 November 1991 in Baghdad, Iraq with a double arm and leg deficiency. Until the age of seven, he lived in at Baghdad's Mother Teresa Orphanage with his brother, Emmanuel who has a similar disability.Moira Kelly, on her own, met the brothers in 1998 and with her parents' help,brought them to Victoria, Australia in 2000 to get medical care for their disability. Kelly's treatment involved having parts of his legs removed that were deficient, and then being fitted with prosthesis. Moira adopted the brothers in 2000. In 2009, he became an Australian citizen. He attended Carey Baptist Grammar School in Kew, Melbourne. He was featured on the ABC's "Race to London". In 2013 he commenced university studying Bachelor of Arts at La Trobe University in Melbourne and dreams of working in the media as a sports commentator in the future.
His brother has appeared on Australia's X-Factor. He has Bangladeshi-born twin sisters who were conjoined at birth. They attend his swimming meets to cheer for Kelly.
Kelly played Australian rules football for a team in Kilmore, Victoria. When playing, he did not wear prosthetic arms. He played Australian Rules for his school's Year 7/8 team.
Kelly is an S4, SB3 (breaststroke), SM4 (individual medley) classified swimmer who has been based at the Melbourne Vicentre Swimming Club and coached by Brad Harris since 2009. As of 2016[update], he has a scholarship with the Victorian Institute of Sport.
He started swimming in 2008, after making a switch from Australian rules football.
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