Kiera Aitken
Personal information
Full nameKiera Aitken
Nationality Bermuda
Born (1983-10-31) 31 October 1983
Devonshire, Bermuda
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
College teamDalhousie University

Kiera Leigh Aitken (born 31 October 1983)[1] is an Olympic and national-record holding swimmer from Bermuda.[2] She is one of Bermuda's most successful swimmers,[3] and has twice been named Bermuda's Female Athlete of the Year (for 2004 and 2009).[4] She carried Bermuda's flag at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

She has swum for Bermuda at:

She swam in college at Canada's Dalhousie University.[5]

References

  1. Aitken entry from Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12/6.
  2. Kiera Aitken bio page Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine from the website of Bermuda'd Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  3. Bermudian Profiles: Kiera Aitken from Bernews. Retrieved 2010–12.06.
  4. Bermuda Athletes of the Year from Bernews. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  5. Living the Olympic dream by Keri Irwin, Dal News. Published 2005-01-26. Retrieved 6 December 2010. Archived 23 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine


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