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 name	عباس قلي
Full name	Abbas Qali
National team	Kuwait
Born	(1992-10-11) 11 October 1992 (age 32) Kuwait City, Kuwait[1]
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly
College team	University 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.