Personal information | |
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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]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2015 | World Championships [6] | ![]() | 86th (h) | 100 m freestyle | 54.05 |
75th (h) | 200 m freestyle | 2:01.01 | |||
2016 | African Championships [7] | ![]() | 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] | ![]() | 56th (h) | 100 m freestyle | 51.00 |
60th (h) | 200 m freestyle | 1:54.99 | |||
2019 | World Championships [9] | ![]() | 51st (h) | 50 m freestyle | 23.04 NR |
53rd (h) | 100 m freestyle | 50.44 NR | |||
African Games [10] | ![]() | 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] | ![]() | 15th (sf) | 100 m freestyle | 50.06 NR |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2016 | World Championships [12] | ![]() | 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] | ![]() | 31st (h) | 100 m freestyle | 48.40 NR |
35th (h) | 200 m freestyle | 1:47.66 NR |
Year | Competition | Venue | Team | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | ||||||
2016 | African Championships [7] | ![]() | Skinner / Roth / Schatz / Seidler | 4th | 4 × 100 m mixed medley | 4:28.35 NR |