Weight-lifter Deborah Acason, and her husband, school chaplain Josh Acason, welcomed their first child on September 7. Eva Acason was born at 7.30 in the evening, weighing 3.7 kg (8 pounds 6 ounces).
Deborah has won one bronze medal, three silver medals and one gold medal at Commonwealth Games, and has competed twice at the Olympics. She completed a degree in law and criminology last year, and has been awarded several honours for her community and charity work. Deborah and Josh met at their church, and married in 2008.
Deborah is taking a break from sport to make Eva her first priority, but hasn’t retired. She is still considering competing at the London Olympics next year.
Eva Acason is the second celebrity baby called Eva this year – the first one was Eva Cassissi, the daughter of AFL captain, Domenic Cassissi.
(Information and photos from The Northern Star, July 29 2011, and Deborah Acason’s fan site)
Waltzing More Than Matilda 
I can’t even explain why I dislike Ava, personally, but love Eva. Pronunciation I like most is ev-a or ay-va or ee-va)
Nothing to do with the popularity of Ava, either, because it feels like Eva is on it’s way right up there, too…
I have the same illogical feeing towards those names as well – and I don’t have an explanation either!
(I find Ava Gardner a bit creepy, but then, Eva Braun was hardly a great ambassador for Eva, so I don’t think it’s a namesake issue).