Headline: Carver-Dias claims title. Source: BBC News 26 July 2002. Text and photograph at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/hi/swimming/newsid_215300 0/2153273.stm
Headline: Carver-Dias of Mississauga, Ont., wins gold in solo synchronized swimming. Source: Vancouver Sun 27 July. Text and photograph at: http://www.canada.com/vancouver/story.asp?id={8B36467B-DEBB-40CF-A5BE-39B992 390163} Actually, it is a case of Goan by marriage rather than birth… Claire Carver-Dias Birthdate: May 19, 1977 Husband: Douglas Dias. Douglas Dias was born in Canada. His deceased father Cecil Dias and Grandfather Joe Dias were born in Nagpur. Douglas traces his Goan roots to Navelim. He has just completed his MBA and he is currently with Claire in Manchester. There has been wide expectation, even in the UK Press, that Claire would get gold: 1. The Independent (London). July 26, 2002. Today sees the nose-plug girls compete in the solo synchro, with Claire Carver-Dias of Canada hot favourite to grin to gold. 2. Daily Mail (London) July 23, 2002. Synchronised Swimming Favourites: Canada. Visitor to Watch: Claire Carver-Dias (Canada), 25. 3. The Independent (London) July 22, 2002. Headline: Commonwealth Games: Synchronised Swimming The red hot favourites are, unsurprisingly, Canada. More specifically Claire Carver-Dias… 4. Sunday Times (London) August 13, 2000. HEADLINE: Athletes bare all in race for pin-up gold Claire Carver-Dias said her team had recently rejected an offer to pose for Playboy magazine. The stampede to strip off put "the focus on bodies and the sexual side of things, instead of the athletic side", she argued. For more information on Claire Carver-Dias, see her website at: http://www.synchrocanada.com/SynchroCanada/carver_dias.html For more information on Douglas Dias, [EMAIL PROTECTED] , see his website at: www.wlu.ca/~wwwsbe/sbe2000/html/Resumes2002/Douglas.Dias.PDF I am grateful to Gladys Pinto of Mississauga, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.unitoday.net/gladyspinto for the information on the Douglas Dias family tree. Douglas is her nephew. ================== Don’t forget – you saw it on GoaNet! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet =================================================================== For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
