Purdue Personal Preferences Favorite Athlete: Victor Davis
In His MP3 Player: Dubstep
Last Concert He Attended: Eminem
Favorite Actor & Director: Jim Carrey & Christopher Nolan
Favorite Month of the Year: August
Favorite Holiday: His Birthday
Favorite Foods: Cheesy Bread & Burgers
Favorite Big City: Vancouver
Unique Travel Locale: Hawaii
Country He'd Most Like to Visit: Portugal
Another Sport He Enjoys Playing: Soccer
Besides a Car, Favorite Way to Travel: Longboard
Favorite Building on Campus: Boilermaker Aquatic Center
Favorite Outdoor Activities: Wakeboarding & Kneeboarding
Enjoyed this Professor's Class: Evelyn Blackwood, Anthropology
Furry Friend: Molly, Australian Border Collie
Before Purdue: Set provincial records in the 200 breaststroke and multiple distances in IM events... also established 11 new personal club records with his Pointe-Claire Swim Club... member of Canada's Junior National Team at the 2010 Junior Pan Pacific Champions and a 2011 Great Britain Tour... swam for Team Quebec at the 2009 Canada Games... in 2010-11, his provincial records included short course 100, 200 and 400 IM events and long course 200 and 400 IM events... also part of a provincial record-setting 400 medley relay team... honored as club MVP in 2008 and 2011... graduated with honors.
Personal: Full name is Lyam Olivier Dias, but he also goes by Shmyam... born in Ottawa, Ontario... son of Carlos and Dany Dias... family also includes younger sister Emma... majoring in movement and sports sciences with a career goal of becoming a physical therapist.