At age four, Kelby began organized swimming on the Hood College Youth summer swim team and on the Frederick Area YMCA swim team. She soon started setting age group and team records. Swimming for the Frederick Area Swim Team (F.A.S.T.), she was named to the All Maryland Swim Team in 1988 and 1993. At Governor Thomas Johnson High School, she set six team records, including the 100-backstroke record that she held for 22 years. Kelby was a three-time Frederick County Female Swimmer of the Year. She earned a full scholarship to West Virginia University and was named captain in her senior year. She returned to Frederick and has coached the F.A.S.T. program for 17 years. As the coach of TJHS from 2001 to 2010, she led the Patriots to four consecutive county titles and six titles in nine years. Record-Setting Swimmer and Coach