Mel Zajac Explained

Mel Zajac
Fullname:Melvin Nicholas Zajac
Birth Date:23 April 1956
Birth Place:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

Melvin Nicholas "Mel" Zajac (23 April 1956  - 13 July 1986) was a Canadian swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre breaststroke at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2]

Zajac died in a kayak accident when his kayak got caught in a tide pool and overturned. His brother Marty died in an avalanche eight months later in Cariboo.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Kayaker drowns. The Chilliwack Progress. 1. 16 July 1986.
  2. Mel Zajac Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418053638/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/mel-zajac-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 8 December 2016.
  3. Web site: 11 June 2014. Mel Zajac Sr.: The building of an icon. Vancouver is Awesome.