Kirstie Kasko (born 13 October 1992) is a

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Paralympic swimmer Para swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming for athletes with disabilities. Para swimmers compete at the Summer Paralympic Games and at other sports competitions throughout the world. The sport is governed by the International Para ...

who competes in international level events. Kasko took a break from swimming in 2014 when she had blackouts and epileptic seizures at a swimming pool in

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. She was diagnosed with

epilepsy Epilepsy is a group of non-communicable neurological disorders characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures. Epileptic seizures can vary from brief and nearly undetectable periods to long periods of vigorous shaking due to abnormal electrical ...

at age 21. However this was not a surprise as Kirstie had six

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s at age 2.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kasko, Kirstie 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