Kiera Leigh Aitken (born 31 October 1983)Aitken entry from Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12/6. is an Olympic and national-record holding swimmer from Bermuda.Kiera Aitken bio page 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,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).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 and at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
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.Living the Olympic dream by Keri Irwin, Dal News. Published 2005-01-26. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
Aitken, who specialised in the 100-metre backstroke, attempted to qualify for her third Olympic Games in 2012 but was unsuccessful. In 2013, she announced her decision to retire from competitive swimming.
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