Achievements
Since representing Australia for the first time in 2009 at the Oceania Paralympic Championships in Darwin, Kelly has competed at two Paralympic Games (London 2012 and Rio 2016), as well as national and world champs. In 2014 he won two gold medals at the Para Pan Pacific Championships in Pasadena (USA) and most recently, he claimed silver medals in the Men’s 50m Breaststroke (SB3) and Mixed Freestyle Relay (20 Points) at the 2018 Pan Pacific Para Championships on home soil in Cairns. Affectionately known as ‘Liquid Nails’, Kelly currently trains in Canberra under the watchful eye of coach, Yuriy Vdovychenko.
Read MoreParalympics
London, England 2012
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Placed 4th in the Men’s 50m Breaststroke (SB3)
Rio, Brazil 2016
- Placed 6th in the Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay (20 Points)
- Placed 7th in the Men’s 50m Breaststroke (SB3)
Tokyo, Japan 2020 (2021)
- Won silver in the Men's 150m Individual Medley (SM3)
- Placed 7th in the Men's 50m Breaststroke (SB3)
World Para Swimming Championships
Glasgow, Scotland 2015
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Placed 6th in the Men’s 50m Breaststroke (SB3)
London, England 2019
- Won silver in the Men’s 150m Individual Medley (SM3) (OC)
- Placed 6th in the Men’s 50m Breaststroke SB3
- Placed 8th in the Mixed 4x50m Medley (20 points) (S1-S10/SB1-9)
Pan Pacific Para Championships
Pasadena, USA 2014
- Won gold in the Men’s 150m Individual Medley (S4)
- Won gold in the Men’s 50m Breaststroke (SB3)
- Won silver 4x50m Medley Relay
Cairns, Australia 2018
- Won silver in the Men’s 50m Breaststroke (SB3),
- Won silver in the Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay (20 Points)
In The Pool
Paralympic Games
Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships
World Para Swimming Championships
Get to know Ahmed
- What is your favourite swimming memory?
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- What are your hobbies away from swimming?
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The Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay at the 2012 London Paralympics - a wonderful result.
Determined
Fun
Trustworthy
It takes two people to put my racing suit on!
'High Rated Gabru' by Guru Randhawa.
Movies, aviation and music.
My tongue can reach my nose!
