Delta State University

2012 First Team All-American (200-Butterfly)
2012 Honorable Mention All-American (100-Butterfly)
2014 First Team All-American (100-Butterfly, 200-Butterfly, 400-Medley Relay)
2014 Honorable Mention All-American (200-Medley Relay, 200-Freestyle Relay, 800-Freestyle Relay)
2014 All-New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference (200-Butterfly)
2014 New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference All-Academic Team
2014 College Swimming Coaches Association of America Scholar All-America Team
2015 First Team All-American (200-Medley Relay, 400-Medley Relay, 200-Butterfly) 
2015 Honorable Mention All-American (200-Freestyle Relay, 400-Freestyle Relay, 800-Freestyle Relay, 100-Butterfly)

PERSONAL BESTS

2014-15 (Redshirt Junior): Earned seven All-American honors at the 2015 NCAA Championships ... Had the highest individual finish (fourth) for a DSU swimmer in the 200-Butterfly ... Also a member of the 200-Medley Relay (7th) and 400-Medley relay (6th) teams ... Claimed the NSISC Championship in both the 100 and 200-Butterfly ... His victory in the 200-Butterfly cemented a title in the event in all three years in which he competed ... Broke his own school record in the 100 and 200-Butterfly on the same day (March 11) at the NCAA Championships ... Also a member of all five record-holding relay teams ... Named the Charles S. Kerg Male Athlete of the Year ... Which is given to the outstanding senior student-athletes at DSU. 

2013-2014 (Redshirt Sophomore): Set four personal bests in individual events... 50-Freestyle (21.17); 100-Freestyle (46.81); 100-Backstroke (51.84); 50-Butterfly (21.36)... Established four school record relay times... 200-Freestyle Relay (1:21.03); 800-Freestyle Relay (6:40.12); 200 Medley Relay (1:29.55); 400-Medley Relay (3:14.89)... NSISC Champion in 200-Butterfly.

2012-13 (Sophomore): Sat out season due to injury

2011-2012 (Freshman): Earned All-American status after fourth place finish in 200-Butterfly event at National Championships with a 1:47.20, a lifetime and Delta State best...Also finished ninth in the 100-Butterfly event at the National Championships...Set several Delta State records in freshman season...Named Male Swimmer of the Meet at the NSISC Championships after winning three championships ... Won the NSISC Championship in the 100-Butterfly with a lifetime and Delta State best time of 48.15 ... Also claimed the NSISC Championship in the 200-Butterfly with a then lifetime and Delta State best time of 1:47.91... Won the NSISC Championship in the 200-Individual Medley with a lifetime and Delta State best time of 1:50.55.

Prep: Swam for Liceul cu Program Sportiv Pitesti High School ... Multiple National Junior Champion of Romania...Member of National Romanian Swimming Team...Two bronze medals at the Balkan Junior Games (Varna 2010)...Member of National Romanian Swimming Junior Team from 2007 to 2010...Member of National Romanian Swimming Senior Team in 2011...Romanian National Record Holder on 50 Backstroke...Two National Records with club team at 4X100 freestyle and 4X200 freestyle.

Personal: Vlad Zinca...Born September 14, 1992 in Pitesti, Romania...Son of Ionut and Florentina Zinca...Majoring in Computer Information Systems.