National Teams

Para-Swimming Team

Kirstie Kasko

  • Age 32
  • Height 165 cm / 5 ftin
  • Club Foothills Stingrays
  • Coach Todd Melton
  • Hometown High River, AB
  • Residence Okotoks, AB
  • Event 100 BK, 100 BR, 200 FR, 200 IM

Kirstie’s Bio

  • Kasko won four medals at the 2015 Toronto Parapan Am Games:  Silver medals in the 200-m freestyle, 200-m IM and 100-m back, where she also set a Canadian record. She also took bronze in the 100-m breaststroke.
  • At the 2015 Speedo Can Am Para-swimming Championships in Toronto she was second in the 200-m freestyle, 200-m individual medley, and 100-m backstroke.
  • Kasko also finished third in the 100-m breaststroke at the 2015 Can Am Para-swimming Championships in Toronto.
  • Kasko competed at her first Paralympic Games in 2012. Racing for the intellectually challenged, she placed 12th in both the 100-metre backstroke and 100-m breaststroke as well as 14th in the 200-m freestyle.
  • She also lowered three Canadian records in 2012 (200-m and 400-m freestyle and 100-m breaststroke).
  • Kasko was once again on Team Canada at the 2013 IPC World Championships and competed in four events.
  • At the 2011 Parapan Am Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, Kasko emerged as a new star on the Canadian team, earning gold medals in the 200-m freestyle and 100-m backstroke.
  • She got a taste of a Games atmosphere in early October 2011 at the Global Games in Italy where she set several personal bests and won a bronze medal in the 200-m backstroke.
Quick Facts
  • Favourite Website: Facebook
  • Favourite movie: Shrek 3
  • Favourite book: The Glass Castle
  • Favourite magazine: Teen Vogue
  • Favourite TV Show: X-Factor
  • Favourite Actor/Actress: Selena Gomez
  • Favourite band: Taylor Swift
  • Music behind the blocks: Baggage Claim by Miranda Lambert
  • Favourite restaurant: PF Chang’s
  • Other sports: Underwater hockey
  • Place to visit: Lugano, Italy
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