Zac Parkes won the silver medal in the 10k Open Water event last Monday at the 2012 Junior Pan Pacific Championships. Zac finished in a time of 1:42:24 behind the american swimmer, David Heron, who finished in 1:42:01. Janardan Burns from the US finished 3rd.
This year the Pan Pacs was held in Hawaii over 5 days. Team Canada ended the competition with a total of 11 medals: 4 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze.
Congratulations to Zac and his coach Ron Jacks for a great performance!