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Mel Zajac

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Mel Zajac
Personal information
Full nameMelvin Nicholas Zajac
Born(1956-04-23)23 April 1956
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Died13 July 1986(1986-07-13) (aged 30)[1]
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Sport
SportSwimming

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]

References

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  1. ^ "Kayaker drowns". The Chilliwack Progress. 16 July 1986. p. 1.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mel Zajac Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Mel Zajac Sr.: The building of an icon". Vancouver is Awesome. 11 June 2014.
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