Kirstie Kasko
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| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 October 1992 High River, AB, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Northwest College Red Deer College | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Holy Trinity Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Intellectual impairment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Okotoks Masters Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kirstie Kasko (born 13 October 1992) is a Canadian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events.[1][2][3]
Kasko took a break from swimming in 2014 when she had blackouts and epileptic seizures at a swimming pool in Calgary. She was diagnosed with epilepsy at age 21. However this was not a surprise as Kirstie had six grand mal seizures at age 2.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kirstie Kasko - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kirstie Kasko - Canadian Paralympic Committee". paralympic.ca. Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Kirstie Kasko - Swimming Canada". swimming.ca. Swimming Canada. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Epilepsy doesn't stop Okotoks resident". Okotoks Today. 14 March 2018.
External links[edit]
- Kirstie Kasko at the Canadian Paralympic Committee
- Kirstie Kasko at the International Paralympic Committee
- Kirstie Kasko at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Okotoks
- People from High River
- Paralympic swimmers for Canada
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- People with epilepsy
- Medalists at the 2011 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games
- Canadian female backstroke swimmers
- Canadian female freestyle swimmers
- Canadian female breaststroke swimmers
- Canadian female medley swimmers
- S14-classified para swimmers
- 21st-century Canadian women