www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, October 13, 2016 | 46 Kevin Nagel Sports Editor sports@oakvillebeaver.com Sports HALTON TRANSMISSION "Connected to your Community" 559 SPEERS RD., #UNIT 3 905-842-0725 www.haltontransmission.com Claire Carver-Dias Chef de Mission for Gold Coast Games Oakville resident Claire Carver-Dias has been selected as Team Canada's Chef de Mission for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) made the announcement Oct. 6. An accomplished author, management consultant, businesswoman and coach, Carver-Dias was also a successful synchro swimmer, winning two Commonwealth gold medals, Olympic bronze, double gold at the Pan Am Games and double bronze at the World Championships. A PhD in English, she currently serves as an advisor to senior executives and their teams and delivers team and communication development programming to their teams. "The Commonwealth Games are of particular importance to my story," says Carver-Dias, a daughter of Welsh immigrants. "I grew up watching the Games with my family, and I developed a deep appreciation for the Commonwealth in general. In fact, after winning an Olympic medal, I delayed my retirement for two years so that I could compete at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, to the great satisfaction of my parents and extended family, not to mention that the double gold was a satisfying way to close my long athletic career." While Great Britain competes as one entity at the Olympic Games, the member nations of the United Kingdom (such as Wales) compete as individual countries at the Commonwealth Games. For citizens of these particular countries, the Commonwealth Games take on special importance, due to their respective nations being represented. In addition to her career as an athlete, Carver-Dias dedicated several years to coaching in her sport. She is also the recipient of several awards and honours, such as the University of Toronto @ Mississauga's Top 40 Graduates, finalist for 2002 Athlete of the Year, member of the Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame, see Commonwealth on p. 48 in th e p in k The Iroquois Ridge Trailblazers' wide receiver Filip Hellich (middle, blue uniform, top photo) is prevented from hauling in this pass on a two-point conversion attempt against the visiting T.A. Blakelock Tigers in Halton junior football action week. The Trailblazers, all wearing pink socks (above photo) to promote breast cancer awareness, defeated the Tigers 30-8 for their first win of the season. The two teams, both 1-2, are back in action today (Thursday) at 3:30 p.m., Iroquois Ridge at St. Thomas Aquinas and Blakelock hosting Nelson. | photo by Graham Paine Burlington Post (follow on Twitter @halton_photog) 48" SAMSUNG SMART TV WEBSITE LAUNCH! ALL NEW BIGGER, BETTER, SAVE 90% SAVE UP TO ET YOUR L T ' N O D LEASE VEHICLE OWN. D U O Y CHAIN T. BUST OU LeaseBusters.com is the largest vehicle lease marketplace in Canada. We'll unlock you from your vehicle lease commitment... save time, early termination fees and penalties. Call now for a free consultation 1-888-357-2678 or visit us at www.LeaseBusters.com $ SAVE $120 FIRST 15 CUSTOMERS ONLINE! 578 #94093 FIRST 10 CUSTOMERS IN-STORE!