Kirstie Kasko

Kirstie Kasko (born October 13, 1992) is a Canadian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events.^[1][2][3]

Kirstie Kasko

Personal information
Born	(1992-10-13) October 13, 1992 (age 32) 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)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Paralympic swimming
Disability	Intellectual impairment
Disability class	S14
Club	Okotoks Masters Swim Club
Medal record Paralympic swimming Representing  Canada INAS Global Games 2011 Liguria Women's 200m backstroke Parapan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Women's 200m freestyle S14 2011 Guadalajara Women's 100m backstroke S14 2015 Toronto Women's 200m freestyle S14 2015 Toronto Women's 100m backstrokes S14 2015 Toronto Women's 200m individual medley SM14 2015 Toronto Women's 100m breaststroke SB14

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

1. "Kirstie Kasko - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved June 2, 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. "Kirstie Kasko - Canadian Paralympic Committee". paralympic.ca. Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
3. "Kirstie Kasko - Swimming Canada". swimming.ca. Swimming Canada. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
4. "Epilepsy doesn't stop Okotoks resident". Okotoks Today. March 14, 2018.

External links

• Kirstie Kasko at the Canadian Paralympic Committee
• Kirstie Kasko at the International Paralympic Committee
• Kirstie Kasko at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)