Bermuda?s impressive showing at the Caribbean Swimming Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, continued on Sunday night with Athens-bound Kiera Aitken collecting her second gold medal of the meet.

Having earlier struck gold with a Caribbean record-breaking performance in the 100 metres backstroke, Aitken followed up with another first in the 50 metres backstroke in a time of 30.55 seconds ? almost a second faster than the Jamaican who placed second.

Kiera?s sister, Ashley, finished seventh in the same final.

Another medal came Bermuda?s way when Rebecca Sharpe grabbed silver in the girls? 11-12 50 metres backstroke with a fast swim of 33.97 seconds, which broke her own national age group record.

In the same event for the boys, Nick Thomson placed seventh while Nicole Yearwood, competing in the girls? 11-12 age group, placed fifth in the 200 metres freestyle in an excellent 2:25.02.

Yearwood?s time set a new age group record, eclipsing that held by Flora Duffy by four tenths of a second.

Earlier on Sunday evening, Kiera and Ashley Aitken had finished sixth and seventh in the 50 metres freestyle final. And in the same event for men, Ronald Cowen and Roy-Allan Burch placed sixth and eighth place respectively, while Michael O?Connor and Burch took fifth and seventh in the final of the men?s 50 metres backstroke.

In the 4 x 200 metres freestyle relays, Bermuda managed a fifth in the boys? 15-17 age group while the men?s team placed sixth.

Meanwhile in yesterday?s morning heats on the fourth day of the five-day championships, the top Bermuda swim belonged to Michael O?Connor who clocked a superb 4:28.62 in the men?s 400 metres freestyle to land a spot in the evening final as the top seed. Jason Mastalir also made the final in the 11-12 400 metres freestyle, taking the last available slot.

In the 50 metres breaststroke, Anastasia Lau was seeded second in the girls? 15-17 age group final after clocking an excellent 35.26 in the morning, while Ashley Aitken and Graham Smith also advanced to their respective finals in the same event.

So far, Bermuda have won 14 medals and smashed more than a dozen national age group records.

The 24-member team is the largest ever to represent Bermuda in a major international competition with the meet providing local swimmers with their last chance to qualify for next month?s Olympics in Greece.

So far Kiera Aitken is the only Island swimmer confirmed for the Games, although Cowen is still hopeful of earning a wild card entry.