| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Suelter Skinner |
| Born | 18 March 1998 |
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| College team | McKendree Bearcats[1] |
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]
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
Individual
Long course
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | World Championships[6] |  Kazan, Russia |
86th (h) | 100 m freestyle | 54.05 |
| 75th (h) | 200 m freestyle | 2:01.01 | |||
| 2016 | African Championships[7] |  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] |  Budapest, Hungary |
56th (h) | 100 m freestyle | 51.00 |
| 60th (h) | 200 m freestyle | 1:54.99 | |||
| 2019 | World Championships[9] |  Gwangju, South Korea |
51st (h) | 50 m freestyle | 23.04 NR |
| 53rd (h) | 100 m freestyle | 50.44 NR | |||
| African Games[10] |  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] |  Birmingham, Great Britain |
15th (sf) | 100 m freestyle | 50.06 NR |
Short course
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | World Championships[12] | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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] |  Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
31st (h) | 100 m freestyle | 48.40 NR |
| 35th (h) | 200 m freestyle | 1:47.66 NR |
Relay
Long course
| Year | Competition | Venue | Team | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Namibia | ||||||
| 2016 | African Championships[7] | Bloemfontein, South Africa |
Skinner / Roth / Schatz / Seidler | 4th | 4 × 100 m mixed medley | 4:28.35 NR |
References
- ↑ "Namibian National Record Holder Xander Skinner Signs with McKendree University". www.swimmingworldmagazine.com. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ↑ "Heats results". FINA. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ↑ "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ↑ "Namibian National Record Holder Xander Skinner Signs with McKendree University". Swimming World News. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ↑ SwimSA TV (8 April 2022). "National Aquatics Championships 2022 Day 3". YouTube. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ↑ "16th FINA World Championships Kazan (RUS) - Full Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- 1 2 "12th African Swimming Champs 2016 results". swimsa.org. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ↑ "16th 17th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN) - Full Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ↑ "18th FINA World Championships Gwangju (KOR) - Full Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ↑ "12th SWIMMING AFRICAN GAMESCASABLANCA - Full Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ↑ "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games - 100 metre freestyle semi finals result summary" (PDF). microplustimingservices.com. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ↑ "13th FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (25m) Windsor (CAN) - Full Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ↑ "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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