Xander Skinner

Xander Skinner
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Suelter Skinner
Born	18 March 1998 (age 26)
Height	195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
College team	McKendree Bearcats

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
2015	World Championships^[6]	Kazan, Russia	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
2017	World Championships^[8]	Budapest, Hungary	60th (h)	200 m freestyle	1:54.99
2019	World Championships^[9]	Gwangju, South Korea	51st (h)	50 m freestyle	23.04 NR
	World Championships^[9]	Gwangju, South Korea	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]	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
2021	World Championships^[13]	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	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.
^ ^a ^b "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.

External links

[1] "Namibian National Record Holder Xander Skinner Signs with McKendree University". www.swimmingworldmagazine.com. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2019.

[WAC-2] "Heats results". FINA. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

[Budapest-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.

[SSATV8Apr2022-5] 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.

[2016_African_Championships-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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