Ahmed Kelly
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 2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Kelly | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmed Kelly |
Nickname | Liquid Nails |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 18 November 1991 Baghdad, Iraq |
| Education | Carey Baptist Grammar School |
| Alma mater | La Trobe University |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Classifications | S4, SB3, SM4 |
| Club | Yarra Plenty Waves |
| Coach | Alex Hirschauer |
Ahmed Kelly (born 18 November 1991) is an Iraqi-born Australian Paralympic swimmer. He has competed at four Paralympics Games, winning two silver medals.
Nicknamed "Liquid Nails", Kelly was born on 18 November 1991 in Baghdad, Iraq with a double arm and leg deficiency.[1][2] Until the age of seven, he lived at Baghdad's Mother Teresa Orphanage with his brother, Emmanuel who has a similar disability.[1][2][3] 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.[1] Moira adopted the brothers in 2000.[3] In 2009, he became an Australian citizen.[3] Ahmed attended secondary school at Assumption College Kilmore, in Kilmore, Victoria from year levels 7 to 10 and Carey Grammar for levels 11 & 12. His primary school was St.Patrick's Primary School Kilmore, in Kilmore, Victoria also. He was featured on the ABC's "Race to London".[4] In 2013, he commenced studying a Bachelor of Arts at La Trobe University in Melbourne and completed it in 2021.
His brother has appeared on Australia's X-Factor.[5] He has Bangladeshi-born twin sisters who were conjoined at birth. They attend his swimming meets to cheer for Kelly.[1][3][5]
Kelly played Australian rules football for a team in Kilmore, Victoria. When playing, he did not wear prosthetic arms.[1][2][3] He played Australian Rules for his school's Year 7/8 team.[2]
