University of Victoria Athletics

Josh Zakala was born March 11, 1998 in Vancouver, BC, but moved to his hometown of Kelowna when he was young  ... he is the son of John and Rhonda Zakala ... he has 1 sibling: Kyle ... While competing with the Vikes varsity team, Josh also trains and competes with the High Performance Centre in Victoria, and is currently ranked 2nd in Canada in the Men's 400-m individual medley, also earning a spot on the GoogleCloud COSIDA All-American At Large Team based on this accomplishment and exceptional GPA... Josh is majoring in Civil Engineering, and is currently completing his first Co-op work term with the City of Kelowna this fall.

Honours at UVic:

2018-19
SILVER (200 IM) Canada West Championships
bronze (400 IM) Canada West Championships
BRONZE (4x100 medley relay, 3:42.91) *VIKES RECORD* Canada West Championships
BRONZE (4x200 free relay) Canada West Championships
4th place (4x100 free relay) Canada West Championships
6th place (200 back) Canada West Championships
7th place (1500 free) Canada West Championships


2017-18
Silver (400IM) U SPORTS Championships
4th place (1500 free) U SPORTS Championships
5th place (200 back) U SPORTS Championships
6th place (4x200 free Relay) U SPORTS Championships
7th place (4x100 medley Relay) U SPORTS Championships
9th place (4x100 free Relay) U SPORTS Championships
Silver (400 IM) Canada West Championships
Bronze (400 free) Canada West Championships
4th place (200 back) Canada West Championships
Vikes Honour Roll 

2016-17
Vikes Honour Roll


Honours outside of UVic:

2017 Canadian Nationals (2nd, 400m IM, 800m FR, 1500m FR)
2017 Canadian Trials (4th, 400m IM, 5th 200 IM, 8th, 100 BK)
2016 Ontario Junior International (2nd, 400 IM, 200 IM; 3rd, 200 BK, 400 FR, 1500 FR)