Kiera Aitken

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Kiera Aitken
Personal information
Full nameKiera Aitken
NationalityFlag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
Born (1983-10-31) 31 October 1983 (age 38)
Devonshire, Bermuda
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
College team Dalhousie 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]

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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 dreamby Keri Irwin, Dal News. Published 2005-01-26. Retrieved 6 December 2010. Archived 23 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine