Abbas Qali

Abbas Qali (Arabic: عباس قلي; born 11 October 1992) is a Kuwaiti swimmer. He competed in the 100 m butterfly event at the Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships and was eliminated during the heats.[3] He is a member of the University of Alabama swimming and diving team.[4] He competed and scored in the 2015 SEC Championships in Auburn, Alabama.[5] He holds the Kuwaiti record in the 50m Butterfly with a time of 25.06.

Abbas Qali
Personal information
Native nameعباس قلي
Full nameAbbas Qali
National team Kuwait
Born (1992-10-11) 11 October 1992
Kuwait City, Kuwait[1]
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
College teamUniversity of Alabama[2]

Abbas is the only Kuwaiti national to qualify for the Olympics in the 100m fly category, and the only Kuwaiti to participate in a 100m event at the Olympic Games. In seasonal competition he achieved a 54.16s[6] result, making the Olympic B-Cut required to compete at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics in Brazil. He swam 54.63s in his heat, and did not advance to the semi-finals.[7] Due to the IOC's suspension of Kuwait, Qali participated under the Olympic flag as an independent athlete.

References
  1. "Abbas Qali". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. "Abbas Qali Alabama bio". University of Alabama Athletics.
  3. "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. "Abbas Qali – University of Alabama Bio Profile". rolltide.com. 2015. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. "Florida Men, Georgia Women Lead SEC Races". CollegeSwimming.com. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  6. Abulleil, Reem (3 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Kuwaitis discuss pain of not representing country". Sport 360.
  7. "Rio 2016 Swimming: Men's 100m Butterfly Results". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018.


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