'A Games like this, one of the first major multi-sport Games during COVID, has all sorts of complications. 'The order of the day is do whatever it takes to ensure the team can perform at the best of its abilities. 'When I heard about Benoit's good news I was excited to have a second turn,' said Carver-Dias, a double Commonwealth Games artistic swimming gold medallist who was Chef de Mission on her own at Gold Coast 2018. The announcement of Carver-Dias and Effah came with around 100 days to go until the Birmingham 2022 Opening Ceremony, and in that situation two pairs of hands are better than one.

Swimming legend Benoît Huot had initially been appointed way back in July 2020, but the nine-time Paralympic champion stepped away for family reasons in April, with his wife expecting their second child. Canada's team at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will be in safe hands - as they will have not one but two Chefs de Mission to lean on.īoth Claire Carver-Dias and Sam Effah will be at the helm after being substituted into the roles when preparations for the Games were already in full swing.

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