Xander Skinner
{{Short description|Namibian swimmer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox swimmer
| name = Xander Skinner
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| fullname = Alexander Suelter Skinner
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| collegeteam = McKendree Bearcats{{Cite web |date=8 August 2017 |title=Namibian National Record Holder Xander Skinner Signs with McKendree University |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/namibian-national-record-holder-xander-skinner-signs-with-mckendree-university/ |access-date=27 July 2019 |website=www.swimmingworldmagazine.com}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|3|18|df=yes}}
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| height = 195 cm
| weight = 86 kg
}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Heats results |url=http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000111010A0101EC01FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |access-date=27 July 2017 |website=FINA}}{{Cite web |title=2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes |url=https://fina-budapest2017.com/en/home |access-date=27 July 2017 |website=Budapest 2017}} He is a graduate of SPIRE Institute and Academy, an Olympic training center in Geneva, Ohio.{{Cite web |date=8 August 2017 |title=Namibian National Record Holder Xander Skinner Signs with McKendree University |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/namibian-national-record-holder-xander-skinner-signs-with-mckendree-university/ |access-date=7 May 2020 |website=Swimming World News |language=en-US}}
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.SwimSA TV (8 April 2022). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roWX_UWRTtU "National Aquatics Championships 2022 Day 3"]. YouTube. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
Major results
=Individual=
==Long course==
==Short course==
| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size: 90%;}} |
| rowspan=4|2016
|rowspan=4|World Championships{{Cite web |title=13th FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (25m) Windsor (CAN) - Full Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000110000DFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF07.pdf|date=11 December 2016|access-date=25 January 2021 |website=omegatiming.com}} |rowspan=4 align=left |{{flagicon|CAN}} Windsor, Canada |57th (h) |50 m freestyle |
| 64th (h)
|100 m freestyle |
| 80th (h)
|200 m freestyle |
| 75th (h)
|50 m butterfly |
| rowspan=2|2021
|rowspan=2|World Championships{{Cite web |title=15th FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (25m) Abu Dhabi (UAE) - Full Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001150019FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF22.pdf|pages= 251,374|access-date=7 August 2022 |website=omegatiming.com}} |rowspan=2 align=left |{{flagicon|UAE}} Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |31st (h) |100 m freestyle |
| 35th (h)
|200 m freestyle |
=Relay=
==Long course==
| {{AchievementTableRelay|Event=yes|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size: 90%;}} |
| bgcolor="#eeeeee" colspan="7"|Representing {{NAM}} |
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| 2016
| align=left |{{flagicon|RSA}} Bloemfontein, South Africa |Skinner / Roth / Schatz / Seidler |4th |4 × 100 m mixed medley |4:28.35 NR |
References
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External links
- [https://mckbearcats.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=12931 McKendree Bearcats bio]
- [https://wrs-ag2019g.mev.atos.net/eng/zb/engzb_swimming-athlete-profile-n1007765-skinner-alexander.htm 2019 African Games bio]
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Category:Namibian male freestyle swimmers
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Swimmers at the 2019 African Games
Category:African Games competitors for Namibia
Category:Namibian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Namibia