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Xander Skinner

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]

Xander Skinner
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Suelter Skinner
Born (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 (age 26)
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
College teamMcKendree Bearcats[1]

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

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Individual

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Long course

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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

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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
35th (h) 200 m freestyle 1:47.66 NR

Relay

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Long course

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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

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  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. 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. ^ a b "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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