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. He is a graduate of SPIRE Institute and Academy, an Olympic training center in Geneva, Ohio.
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). "National Aquatics Championships 2022 Day 3". YouTube. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
Major results Individual Long course 2015World Championships Kazan, Russia86th (h)100 m freestyle54.0575th (h)200 m freestyle2:01.012016African Championships Bloemfontein, South Africa5th50 m freestyle23.586th100 m freestyle51.546th100 m backstroke1:01.518th50 m butterfly26.872017World Championships Budapest, Hungary56th (h)100 m freestyle51.0060th (h)200 m freestyle1:54.992019World Championships Gwangju, South Korea51st (h)50 m freestyle23.04 NR53rd (h)100 m freestyle50.44 NRAfrican Games Casablanca, Morocco5th50 m freestyle23.095th100 m freestyle50.538th200 m freestyle1:55.109th (h)100 m backstroke59.2818th (h)50 m butterfly26.1021st (h)100 m butterfly59.092022Commonwealth Games Birmingham, Great Britain15th (sf)100 m freestyle50.06 NR
Short course 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada57th (h)50 m freestyle23.05 NR64th (h)100 m freestyle49.77 NR80th (h)200 m freestyle1:53.47 NR75th (h)50 m butterfly25.97 NR2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates31st (h)100 m freestyle48.40 NR35th (h)200 m freestyle1:47.66 NR
Relay Long course Representing 2016African Championships Bloemfontein, South AfricaSkinner / Roth / Schatz / Seidler4th4 × 100 m mixed medley4:28.35 NR
References
External links McKendree Bearcats bio 2019 African Games bio