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| Alexander
SKINNER |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Namibia
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 18 Mar 1998
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General Interest |
Nicknames |
Xander (Facebook profile, 19 Jan 2022) |
Other information |
KEEPING FIT DURING LOCKDOWN
During the COVID-19 lockdown in Namibia in early 2020 he was able to continue training by swimming in a dam on his family's farm, the Omburu-Sud Farm, located in Omaruru, Namibia. He was initially concerned about snakes in the dam but after a few sessions he accepted the risk. "If you have a fear of sharks, you will never swim in the ocean again." (namibiansun.com, 28 Apr 2020)
SCHOLARSHIP
He was one of 36 swimmers from across the world to receive a FINA Scholarship in 2017, which was designed to help the athletes to qualify and participate at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The scholarship also presented the athletes with the option to train at FINA-approved training centres in Thailand, the United States of America, and Senegal. (fina.org, 01 Mar 2017) |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Afrikaans, English |
Higher education |
Exercise Science, Sport Studies - McKendree University: Lebanon, IL, USA |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Dolphins Swimming Club [NAM] / McKendree University [USA]: |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Lebanon, IL, USA |
General Interest |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. (confidentenamibia.com, 03 Dec 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Jimmy Tierney [McKendree University] |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete, Student |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
100m Freestyle |
50.00 |
| 49 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
50m Freestyle |
22.78 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
100m Freestyle |
50.44 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
50m Freestyle |
23.04 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Freestyle |
51.00 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Freestyle |
1:54.99 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Freestyle |
2:01.01 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Freestyle |
54.05 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
50m Freestyle |
21.85 |
| Heats |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
100m Freestyle |
48.45 |
| Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
200m Freestyle |
1:47.66 |
| Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
100m Freestyle |
48.40 |
| 57 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
50m Freestyle |
23.05 |
| 64 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
100m Freestyle |
49.77 |
| Heats |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
200m Freestyle |
1:53.47 |
| 75 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
50m Butterfly |
25.97 |
African Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2016 |
Bloemfontein, RSA |
100m Freestyle |
51.54 |
| 8 |
2016 |
Bloemfontein, RSA |
50m Butterfly |
26.87 |
| 6 |
2016 |
Bloemfontein, RSA |
100m Backstroke |
1:01.51 |
| 5 |
2016 |
Bloemfontein, RSA |
50m Freestyle |
23.58 |
| 4 |
2016 |
Bloemfontein, RSA |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
4:28.35 |
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