Xander Skinner

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Xander Skinner
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Suelter Skinner
Born (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 (age 25)
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]

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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

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