Bermuda's dream week in the Island Games swimming pool continued last night with another five medals - two gold, one silver and two bronze.

Kiera Aitken, Roy-Allen Burch and Graham Smith all boosted their personal haul while the men's relay team continued to impress, this time with a silver medal in the 4x100 metres freestyle.

Aitken bagged gold in the 50 metres backstroke in a time of 30.11 seconds and added a bronze with a time of 59.50 in the 100 metres freestyle.

Burch claimed gold in the 50m freestyle, finishing first in 23.80 and Smith grabbed a bronze in the 200m breaststroke, clocking 2.27.16.

Meanwhile, the Island's volleyball and basketball players will have to settle for the chance of a bronze medal after their final group matches yesterday.

The men's volleyball players were happy despite losing 3-0 to a strong Faroe Islands team in the semi-finals, and are determined to go out on a high after coming a long way in their first Games.

And the basketball team will also contend a third spot with Saaremaa - again being proud of their showing in their first international tournament outside of Bermuda.

All told, the Island cemented its fourth position in the medals table with 35 in total.

Last night Bermuda had 14 golds, 14 silver and seven bronze, keeping them behind the Isle of Man in third. Jersey top the table and Guernsey are in second spot.

The men's basketball team will play Saaremaa for a bronze after beating Isle of Man 99-41 yesterday.

Coach Roderick Spencer was pleased with the performance after the team's first appearance in an international contest outside of Bermuda.

"We had no idea what the level of competition was and there are some very good teams here," he said.

"Every team hopes to be playing for gold but to be in contention for a medal is a big plus."

Spencer said he had seen Saaremaa once and knew they were a big team, but he added that his team were performing well. "The spirits are high and we are winning games. We are looking forward to the challenge."

The men's volleyball team were upbeat after losing to a very tall and strong Faroe Islands' team. They now play Aland for the chance of a bronze.

Player coach Jon Gazzard said Faroe had done their homework on Bermuda and worked hard to block much of their play.

He said: "They scouted us really well and blocked Mike Gazzard. They came into the match feeling they were going to walk all over us but I don't think we ever got blown out.

"The guys aren't feeling that bad because we didn't put that much on the build-up, we knew we were the underdogs.

"We are here to medal and it doesn't matter what colour that medal is."

He added that the team were delighted with the support they had received from all members of the Bermuda contingent.

The women's volleyball team finished seventh overall after beating Norwegian island Hitra 3-0. The team say they are now looking forward to the next Island Games in Shetland in 2005 and hope to bring in some younger faces before then.

Player Carol Monaghan said the women were happy with the result after coming up against some strong teams.

"It went well, especially as a lot of the players were carrying injuries but we put some different players in different positions," she said. "We had practised really hard for nine months and we were at the top of our game, we came up against some good teams who gave us some good games.

"We are definitely heading for 2005 now we know what to expect."

On the neighbouring tiny island of Herm, Bermuda's mountain bikers tackled a very tough and mountainous circuit in the cross country event.

The team finished fourth The team finished fourth overall in what was a lung bursting course combining steep descents, treacherous cliff top tracks and draining uphill grassland stretches.

Neil de Ste Croix finished 15th, Andrew Davis 19th and Garth Thomson 20th in what was the cycling team's last event.

The eight-strong badminton squad lost their three matches in the mixed doubles event. Coach Rick Dorush said it had been a good experience, especially for a couple of members of the team who had never competed internationally before.

The men's table tennis team of Peter Defreitas and Myron Piper finished bottom of their group in the men's doubles knockout stage.

They too are now looking to the next Island Games after finding their first tournament a real eye opener. Defreitas said: “It is all about preparation and we didn't expect the level to be so high - the English champion and Channel Islands champions are here.

“We expected it to be island clubs but some of these players are professionals and some are world rated.”

Today, Bermuda play Saaremaa in the basketball bronze play-off and the men's volleyball team play Aland for the chance of third spot. The women's gymnasts make their final Island Games appearance in the set vault competition. They pulled out of the set floor element of the contest.