Bermuda won four medals, two gold and two silver, on the opening day of the Carifta Games Swimming Championships in Aruba on Tuesday.

Emma Harvey claimed two medals, gold and silver, while Jesse Washington also won gold while the girls’ relay claimed silver.

Harvey won the first medal for Bermuda, lowering her 50 metres backstroke Carifta record from the morning to 31.93sec on her way to bringing home the gold medal.

She then competed in the 100 butterfly where she set the Bermuda age group record in the morning to get the second seeds. Harvey then lowered her record by two seconds on her way to claiming a silver medal.

Washington was in the mood to make his mark in the 100 butterfly and did so in spectacular fashion. His best time before the final was one minute flat from the morning but he went even faster in the final, posting a time of 58.77.

The girls’ 11-12 relay team of Harvey, Isabelle Dutranoit, Alyssa Paynter and Ashley Irby then stunned the field when they grabbed silver to add a fourth medal for the day.

The boys’ team finished seventh in their relay to close out the session for Bermuda, setting the stage for more medal expectations on day two yesterday.

The Island’s swimmers returned to action in yesterday morning’s heats with Irby and Paynter competing in the 200 freestyle. Irby had a strong swim, finishing fourth to reach last night’s final.

The boys were next in the pool with both Jude Moseley and Alex Pilgrim lowering their personal best times and finishing a tenth of a second apart in 12th and 13th place.

In the 13 and 14 freestyle, Shannon Hassell and Maddy Moore had mixed results with Moore in a good position until the last 50 when she faded out of finals contention, while Hassell showed her strength with a good morning swim to place sixth for last night’s final.

Washington looked comfortable in his 200 freestyle which placed him third going into last night’s finals while another 200 freestyle competitor, Philip Hagen, posted a very strong 2.04 but he missed the final by just two tenths of a second. Hagen still had reason to be pleased with his personal best swim, however, as it gave him the AAA standard which partially qualified him for this summer’s Caribbean Island Swimming Championships.

Dutranoit and Harvey were next in the pool in the 50 butterfly, Dutranoit just missing her personal best while Harvey continued her strong form with a time of 30.11, which lowered her Bermuda record and gave her the number one spot for last night’s final.

Pilgrim dropped two seconds off his personal best, finishing 13th, while Ethan Daley dropped two seconds from his personal best to place fifth and secure a spot in last night’s final.

Washington was then back on the blocks after his 200 freestyle to qualify second in the 50 butterfly.

Irby was not able to reach the final of the 100 backstroke, while Harvey placed second to reach last night’s final. Daley and Brett Smith enjoyed a battle in the 100 backstroke, with Smith lowering his personal best by two seconds and Ethan lowering his by one second.

Washington finished off his morning by making his third final of the day, finishing sixth in the 100 backstroke.

Nic Brando and Brett Smith both swam personal best times in the 400 individual medley, but Brando was later disqualified for his backstroke turn.

Bermuda were due to compete in 12 individual and two relay finals last night.