Pascoe (23) was at Columba College yesterday talking to school pupils about her life and balancing school work with training.
She won three gold medals and two silver medals at the Rio Paralympics, taking her overall total to 15 from three games.
She has not confirmed a fourth Games but it is at the back of her mind.
That means getting back into the water at some time.
"I got back into training at the start of the week and I look to get back to the pool on Monday. So it is cool to get back into some normality as well. Then I’ll look to have a bit of a break in November for a month."
After spending four years building for Rio, it was hard getting back into training to start over again.
"It is really hard. You can imagine four years training for literally 12 minutes of swimming at the pinnacle of the pinnacle, and it is challenging to come off that and then go ‘right, what now?’
"Your body is just so drained from the work and effort that you put into those four years. To me right now, I really want a break, I really do want to be able to relax. So then I can come back into swimming and really enjoy it again for the next goal, which is the Commonwealth Games."
She did not commit to whether she would be at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo, although she was optimistic about the future.
"Right now, I’d say Tokyo’s on the horizon. But right now it’s about the Commonwealth Games and retaining my titles and then who knows, it’s only another two years until Tokyo, so anything can happen.
"I’m really happy with how [Rio] went. Three gold and two silver [medals], [I’ve] been very consistent over the previous three Paralympics, coming away with three golds over each Paralympic Games.
"So it has been very consistent, times are obviously improving, so I think we can expect more."
Pupils from Columba College, Queen’s High School and Kaikorai Valley College listened to Pascoe.
She was doing a quick tour of the country, visiting 10 schools.
Pascoe outlined the importance of physical activity, goal setting and mental and financial well-being.
She discussed how she balanced school with swimming in her early years at the top level, while speaking of how she remained healthy and motivated to succeed in the decade.
Pascoe lost her left leg below her knee after a motor mower accident when she was 2.