Katie is an Australian paratriathlete, who has a degenerative disease known as Usher syndrome. Kelly began competing in the PT5 paratriathlon classification in February 2015 when her condition deteriorated to a legally blind state.

Kelly, and her guide, Sydney 2000 Olympic triathlon silver medallist Michellie Jones, went on to win gold medals at the 2015 and 2017 ITU World Championships as well as the Rio 2016 Paralympics.

Kelly’s Guide is Briarna Silk and together they train with Triathlon Australia’s High Performance Coach Dan Atkins on the Gold Coast.