Kirstie Kasko (born October 13, 1992) is a Canadian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events.[1][2][3]
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Born | High River, AB, Canada | October 13, 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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 June 2, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kirstie Kasko - Canadian Paralympic Committee". paralympic.ca. Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "Kirstie Kasko - Swimming Canada". swimming.ca. Swimming Canada. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "Epilepsy doesn't stop Okotoks resident". Okotoks Today. March 14, 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)