Abbas Qali

Abbas Qali (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.[2] He is a member of the University of Alabama swimming and diving team.[3] He competed and scored in the 2015 SEC Championships in Auburn, Alabama.[4] He holds the Kuwaiti record in the 50m Butterfly with a time of 25.06.

Abbas Qali
Personal information
Full nameAbbas Qali
National team Kuwait
Born (1992-10-11) 11 October 1992
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
College teamThe University of Alabama [1]

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 [5] result, making the Olympic B-Cut required to compete at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics in Brazil. He swam 54.63s [6] in his heat, and did not advance to the semi-finals. Due to the IOC's suspension of Kuwait, Qali participated under the Olympic flag as an independent athlete.

References
  1. http://www.rolltide.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1476
  2. "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  3. "Abbas Qali – University of Alabama Bio Profile". rolltide.com. 2015. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. "Florida Men, Georgia Women Lead SEC Races". CollegeSwimming.com. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. http://sport360.com/article/olympics/187866/rio-2016-kuwaiti-swimmers-al-qali-and-sultan-discuss-pain-of-not-representing-their-country-at-olympics/
  6. https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/rio-2016/results/sports/swimming/mens-100m-butterfly


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