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Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | High River, AB, Canada | 13 October 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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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]