Background
Nicknamed Liquid Nails, Kelly was born on 18 November 1991 in Baghdad, Iraq with a double arm and leg deficiency.
Nicknamed Liquid Nails, Kelly was born on 18 November 1991 in Baghdad, Iraq with a double arm and leg deficiency.
He attended Carey Baptist Grammar School in Kew, Melbourne.
He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in swimming"s 50 metre breaststroke. He did not medal at the 2012 Games. 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 was featured on the American Broadcasting Company"s "Race to London".
In 2013 he commenced university studying Bachelor of Arts at Louisiana Trobe University in Melbourne and dreams of working in the media as a sports commentator in the future. Ahmed is training for the para Olympic Games in Rio 2015
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 Club and coached by Brad Harris since 2009.
As of 2012, he has a scholarship with the Victorian Institute of Sport. He started swimming in 2008, after making a switch from Australian rules football.
Kelly first represented Australia in 2009 at the Darwin, Northern Territory hosted Oceania Paralympic Championships. In 2009, he competed in the Arafura Games.
He competed in the 2010 Australian National Championships, finishing first in the 100 metre breaststroke event in world record time.
He repeated this feat in 2011 where he again set a world record. He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in swimming in the 50 metre breaststroke. He did not medal at the 2012 Games. bests.