ZONA Zach

Date of Birth: 27 Dec 1998

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S8

Place of birth: HAMILTON, ON

Birth Country:

Canada

Place of residence : CANADA

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 400m Freestyle - S8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 400m Freestyle - S8 Heat 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
6	4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points	2015	Glasgow, GBR	4:09.87
7	400m Freestyle - S8	2019	London, GBR	4:45.07
9	200m Individual Medley - SM8	2019	London, GBR	2:40.16
12	100m Freestyle - S8	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:05.67
12	400m Freestyle - S8	2015	Glasgow, GBR	4:55.97
15	200m Individual Medley - SM8	2015	Glasgow, GBR	2:46.20
18	50m Freestyle - S8	2015	Glasgow, GBR	30.90
Commonwealth Games
5	200m Individual Medley - SM8	2018	Gold Coast, QLD, AUS	2:41.66

Engineering - Concordia University, Montreal, QC, CAN

Languages spoken:

Norfolk Hammerheads Aquatic Club [CAN] / CHP-Quebec [CAN]

Mike Thompson [CHP-Quebec], CAN

2014 for Canada, Pan Pacific Championships in Pasadena, CA, United States (Athlete, 16 Jul 2015)

He began swimming at age 10 in Simcoe, ON, Canada. (Athlete, 16 Jul 2015)

"There is no feeling like finishing a race knowing you did your best." (cg2013.gems.pro, 2013)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (simcoereformer.ca, 10 Dec 2019)

Canadian violinist Adrian Anantawan. (cg2013.gems.pro, 2013)

He listens to hip hop and 1980s rock music before competing. (thespec.com, 01 Aug 2015)

Philosophy:

"You don't worry about fitting in when you are custom made." (Twitter profile, 03 Jun 2017)

He was presented the Gus Ryder Trophy at the 2020 Swim Ontario Awards in Canada. (SwimOntario YouTube channel, 22 Sep 2020)

He was named 2019 Swim Ontario Para Swimmer of the Year in Canada. (Smart Sports Podcast Facebook page, 13 Mar 2020)

General Interest

Classification
S8, SB7, SM8 (IPC, 15 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Athlete, 16 Jul 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 16 Jul 2015)

Impairment Details
He was born with a congenital limb deficiency which resulted in his right hand being impaired and him having short femur bones in both of his legs. (Athlete, 16 Jul 2015)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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