Kiera Aitken







































Kiera Aitken
Personal information
Full name Kiera Aitken
Nationality
 Bermuda
Born
(1983-10-31) 31 October 1983 (age 35)
Devonshire, Bermuda
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
College team Dalhousie University


Kiera 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:



  • 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.[5]



References





  1. ^ Aitken entry from Sports-Reference.com; retrieved 2010-12/6.


  2. ^ Kiera Aitken bio page Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. from the website of Bermuda'd Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation; retrieved 2010-12-06.


  3. ^ Bermudian Profiles: Kiera Aitken from Bernews; retrieved 2010-12.06.


  4. ^ Bermuda Athletes of the Year from Bernews; retrieved 2010-12-06.


  5. ^ Living the Olympic dream by Keri Irwin, Dal News. Published 2005-01-26, retrieved 2010-12-06.











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