Zach Zona

Canada

Swimming

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment

Limb deficiency

Origin of Impairment

Congenital

Classification

S8, SB7, SM8

Further personal information

Occupation

Athlete

Languages

English

Higher education

Engineering - Concordia University: Montreal, QC, CAN

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?

He began swimming at age 10 in Simcoe, ON, Canada.

Why this sport?

"There is no feeling like finishing a race knowing you did your best."

Club / Team

Norfolk Hammerheads Aquatic Club [CAN] / High Performance Centre - Quebec [CAN]:

Name of coach

Mike Thompson [Quebec], CAN

International debut

Year

2014

Competing for

Canada

Tournament

Pan Pacific Championships

Location

Pasadena, CA, USA

General interest

Hero / Idol

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

Sporting philosophy / motto

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

Awards and honours

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)

Impairment

He was born with a congenital limb deficiency which resulted in an impairment to his right hand and short femur bones in both of his legs. (Athlete, 16 Jul 2015)

Results

		Unit	Date	Rank

2015 IPC Swimming World Championships (Glasgow, Great Britain)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM8	Heat 2	2015-07-15	15
Men's 100 m Freestyle S8	Heat 2	2015-07-16	12
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts	Heat 1	2015-07-17	6
Men's 400 m Freestyle S8	Heat 2	2015-07-17	12
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts	Final 1	2015-07-17	6
Men's 50 m Freestyle S8	Heat 1	2015-07-19	18