Abbas Qali

Position:
Freestyle/Butterfly
Height:
5-10
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Kuwait City, Kuwait
High School:
Abdullah Abdulatif Al-Rjeb

Alabama Highlights:
2016 - Senior:
Scored at the SEC Championships in the 100 butterfly, taking 14th …also competed in the 100 freestyle and 200 butterfly at the SEC Championships … scored at the home meet against Georgia Tech in the 200 medley relay, taking second … also competed in the 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly and 200 freestyle relay against Georgia Tech … scored at the long course home meet against Tennessee in the 400-meter medley relay and 100m butterfly, taking fifth and fourth, respectively … also competed in the 50m butterfly, 50m freestyle and 100m freestyle against Tennessee … competed at the 2015 AT&T Winter Championships in the 100m butterfly … finaled at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational in the 100 butterfly, taking fourth … scored in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational, taking 19th in both … also competed in the 200 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay, 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle, 200 butterfly and 400 freestyle relay at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational … finaled in the 400 medley relay at South Carolina, taking top honors … scored in the 100 butterfly and 400 freestyle relay at South Carolina, taking fourth and second, respectively … also competed in the 200 butterfly at South Carolina … scored in the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays at the home meet against Auburn, taking fourth and third, respectively … also competed in the 200 and 100 butterfly against Auburn … finaled in the 400 medley relay at the season opener at Delta State University, taking top honors … scored in the 100 butterfly and 400 freestyle relay, taking second in both, as well as the 100 freestyle, taking fourth, at Delta State.

2015 - Summer:
Competed in the 100 butterfly at the 2015 FINA World Championships … part of Kuwait's 27th place 400 medley relay at the World Championships.

2015 - Junior:
Posted a career-best 20.68 in the 50 freestyle at the H2Okies Invite … posted career-best times in the 100 freestyle (43.95) as well as the 100 butterfly (47.12) and 200 butterfly (1:47.81) at the SEC Championships … scored in the 100 freestyle at the SEC Championships, taking 19th, and in the 100 butterfly, taking 14th … also competed in the 200 butterfly at the SEC Championships … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2014 - Sophomore:
Competed in the butterfly and freestyle events during the regular season … posted career-best marks in the 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly and 200 butterfly at the Bulldog Invitational with times of 20.97, 48.25 and 1:48.14, respectively.

2013 - Freshman:
Posted career-best times in both the 100 freestyle and the 100 butterfly at the Bulldog Invitational, turning in marks of 45.30 and 49.13, respectively.

Prep Highlights:
Swam for Bruno Darzi and David Cowmeadow at Coral Spring Swim Club ... member of the Kuwait National Team ... top-16 finisher at the Florida Sectionals ... won the 100m butterfly and freestyle at the Gulf Aquatic Long Course Championships at the Hamad Aquatic Complex in Kuwait.

Personal Information:
Full name: Abbas M. Qali ... son of Amina Dashti and Mohammed Hasan Qali ... human performance exercise science major... born October 11, 1992.

Top Times:
50 freestyle 20.68
100 freestyle 43.95
100 butterfly 47.12
200 butterfly 1:47.81