Bermuda swimmer Kiera Aitken is confident of at least reaching the final in the 100 metre backstroke at the Pan Am Games in Mexico, writes Stephen Wright.Aitken will join Roy-Allan Burch and Lisa Blackburn in Bermuda’s swim team in Guadalajara, where the Games are being held from October 14 to 30.“I am feeling confident with my stroke technique and I have been working hard to build up my strength and endurance in a short period of time,” she said.“My main goal for this competition is to swim in the final of the 100 backstroke. I will have to swim very close to my best time to place in the top eight.”The Games will be Aitken’s first competition of a season she hopes will culminate with a strong display at the London Olympics.“Swimming fast so early in the season will be a challenge for me, especially since this will be my first competition, but I am feeling motivated to get a good start to the season and to see how well I can perform at this point,” Aitken said.