Xander Skinner

Xander Skinner (born 18 March 1998) is a Namibian swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.[2][3] He is a graduate of SPIRE Institute and Academy, an Olympic training center in Geneva, Ohio.[4]

Xander Skinner
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Suelter Skinner
Born (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
College teamMcKendree Bearcats[1]

At the 2022 South Africa National Swimming Championships, Skinner won the bronze medal in the 100 metre freestyle with a Namibian record time of 50.43 seconds.[5]

Major results

Long course
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2015 World Championships[6] Russia Kazan, Russia 86th (h) 100 m freestyle 54.05
75th (h) 200 m freestyle 2:01.01
2016 African Championships[7] South Africa Bloemfontein, South Africa 5th 50 m freestyle 23.58
6th 100 m freestyle 51.54
6th 100 m backstroke 1:01.51
8th 50 m butterfly 26.87
2017 World Championships[8] Hungary Budapest, Hungary 56th (h) 100 m freestyle 51.00
60th (h) 200 m freestyle 1:54.99
2019 World Championships[9] South Korea Gwangju, South Korea 51st (h) 50 m freestyle 23.04 NR
53rd (h) 100 m freestyle 50.44 NR
African Games[10] Morocco Casablanca, Morocco 5th 50 m freestyle 23.09
5th 100 m freestyle 50.53
8th 200 m freestyle 1:55.10
9th (h) 100 m backstroke 59.28
18th (h) 50 m butterfly 26.10
21st (h) 100 m butterfly 59.09
2022 Commonwealth Games[11] United Kingdom Birmingham, Great Britain 15th (sf) 100 m freestyle 50.06 NR

Short course
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2016 World Championships[12] Canada Windsor, Canada 57th (h) 50 m freestyle 23.05 NR
64th (h) 100 m freestyle 49.77 NR
80th (h) 200 m freestyle 1:53.47 NR
75th (h) 50 m butterfly 25.97 NR
2021 World Championships[13] United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 31st (h) 100 m freestyle 48.40 NR
35th (h) 200 m freestyle 1:47.66 NR

Long course
Year Competition Venue Team Position Event Notes
Representing  Namibia
2016 African Championships[7] South Africa Bloemfontein, South Africa Skinner / Roth / Schatz / Seidler 4th 4 × 100 m mixed medley 4:28.35 NR

References
  1. "Namibian National Record Holder Xander Skinner Signs with McKendree University". www.swimmingworldmagazine.com. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. "Heats results". FINA. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  4. "Namibian National Record Holder Xander Skinner Signs with McKendree University". Swimming World News. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  5. SwimSA TV (8 April 2022). "National Aquatics Championships 2022 Day 3". YouTube. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  6. "16th FINA World Championships Kazan (RUS) - Full Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  7. "12th African Swimming Champs 2016 results". swimsa.org. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  8. "16th 17th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN) - Full Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  9. "18th FINA World Championships Gwangju (KOR) - Full Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  10. "12th SWIMMING AFRICAN GAMESCASABLANCA - Full Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  11. "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games - 100 metre freestyle semi finals result summary" (PDF). microplustimingservices.com. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  12. "13th FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (25m) Windsor (CAN) - Full Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  13. "15th FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (25m) Abu Dhabi (UAE) - Full Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. pp. 251, 374. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
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