Kier Maitland (born November 16, 1988, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a male swimmer from Canada, who mostly competes in the distance freestyle events.

During the school year, Kier swam in Las Vegas, Nevada under the coach Jim Reitz.

In his freshman year of college, Kier won the 1650 yard freestyle at the Mountain West Conference Championships.

His performance in the 1650 yard freestyle at the Mountain West Championships qualified him for the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships and earned him the Mountain West Conference Swimmer of the Year award for the second consecutive year.

At the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, Kier finished 10th in the 1650y freestyle with a time of 14:55.95 and earned All-American honors.