Personal information | |
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Full name | Kiera Aitken |
Nationality | Bermuda |
Born | (1983-10-31) 31 October 1983 (age 41) Devonshire, Bermuda |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Backstroke |
College team | Dalhousie University |
Kiera Leigh Aitken (born 31 October 1983) is an Olympic and national-record holding swimmer from Bermuda. She is one of Bermuda's most successful swimmers, and has twice been named Bermuda's Female Athlete of the Year (for 2004 and 2009). 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.
References
- Aitken entry from Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12/6.
- 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.
- Bermudian Profiles: Kiera Aitken from Bernews. Retrieved 2010–12.06.
- Bermuda Athletes of the Year from Bernews. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- 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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