Xander Skinner

Last updated

Xander Skinner
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Suelter Skinner
Born (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 (age 27)
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight86 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]

Contents

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2015 World Championships [6] Flag of Russia.svg Kazan, Russia 86th (h)100 m freestyle 54.05
75th (h)200 m freestyle 2:01.01
2016 African Championships [7] Flag of South Africa.svg Bloemfontein, South Africa 5th50 m freestyle23.58
6th100 m freestyle51.54
6th100 m backstroke1:01.51
8th50 m butterfly26.87
2017 World Championships [8] Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary 56th (h)100 m freestyle 51.00
60th (h)200 m freestyle 1:54.99
2019 World Championships [9] Flag of South Korea.svg Gwangju, South Korea 51st (h)50 m freestyle 23.04 NR
53rd (h)100 m freestyle 50.44 NR
African Games [10] Flag of Morocco.svg Casablanca, Morocco 5th50 m freestyle 23.09
5th100 m freestyle 50.53
8th200 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] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Birmingham, Great Britain 15th (sf)100 m freestyle 50.06 NR

Short course

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2016 World Championships [12] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 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] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 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

YearCompetitionVenueTeamPositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
2016 African Championships [7] Flag of South Africa.svg Bloemfontein, South Africa Skinner / Roth / Schatz / Seidler 4th4 × 100 m mixed medley4:28.35 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. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. 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. 1 2 "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.