Abbas Karimi

Mohammad Abbas Karimi (; born 1997) His family is of Hazara descent, and his father died in 2019. After the 2021 Taliban offensive, Karimi's family relocated from Afghanistan to Pakistan.

Career At the age of 12, Karimi took up kickboxing. He was the first refugee athlete to win a medal at a World Para Swimming Championships. In 2018, he won the 50 meter freestyle event at the U.S. Paralympics Swimming Para National Championships. At the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships, he came sixth in the 50 meter butterfly event. In April 2021, he won a World Para Swimming Series S5 50 meter butterfly event in Texas, US. In June, he was included in the Refugee Paralympic Team for the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics. He competed in the 50 meter butterfly S5 event, and finished eighth overall. He also competed in the 50 meter backstroke S5 event, where he finished last in his heat. Karimi won the 2021 USMS Long Course National Championship 200 meter backstroke and 200 meter butterfly events. He also finished fourth overall in the 50 meter backstroke and 50 meter butterfly events. He was part of the US team that won the medley relay in a world record time, alongside Elizabeth Marks, Rudy Garcia-Tolson and Leanne Smith. He finished third in the 50 metre freestyle S5 event at the 2023 Parapan American Games.

Karimi was selected for the US team for the 2024 Summer Paralympics. He was part of the American team who finished second in the mixed 4×50 m freestyle relay 20 pts.