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 name	Alexander Suelter Skinner
Born	(1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 (age 27)
Height	195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
College team	McKendree 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

Individual

Long course

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

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

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