Kiera Aitken

{{Short description|Bermudian swimmer (born 1983)}}

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| name=Kiera Aitken

| fullname = Kiera Aitken

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| nationality = {{BER}}

| strokes = Backstroke

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| collegeteam = Dalhousie University

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|10|31}}

| birth_place = Devonshire, Bermuda

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Kiera Leigh Aitken (born 31 October 1983)[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418113141/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ai/kiera-aitken-1.html Aitken entry] from Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12/6. is an Olympic and national-record holding swimmer from Bermuda.[http://www.youthandsport.bm/content/kiera-aitken Kiera Aitken bio page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706150347/http://www.youthandsport.bm/content/kiera-aitken |date=6 July 2011 }} from the website of Bermuda'd Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation. Retrieved 6 December 2010. She is one of Bermuda's most successful swimmers,[http://bernews.com/bermuda-profiles/kiera-aitken/ Bermudian Profiles: Kiera Aitken] from Bernews. Retrieved 2010–12.06. and has twice been named Bermuda's Female Athlete of the Year (for 2004 and 2009).[http://bernews.com/bermuda-facts/sports/bermuda-athletes-of-the-year/ Bermuda Athletes of the Year] from Bernews. Retrieved 6 December 2010. She carried Bermuda's flag at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

She has swum for Bermuda at:

• Olympics: 2004, 2008
• Commonwealth Games: 2006, 2010
• World Championships: 2007, 2009
• Pan American Games: 2003, 2007

She swam in college at Canada's Dalhousie University.[http://dalnews.dal.ca/2005/01/26/swimmer.html Living the Olympic dream] by Keri Irwin, Dal News. Published 2005-01-26. Retrieved 6 December 2010. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071123173023/http://dalnews.dal.ca/2005/01/26/swimmer.html |date=23 November 2007 }}