| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | John Alexander Skinner |
| Nickname | "Jonty" |
| National team |  South Africa |
| Born | 15 February 1954 Cape Town, South Africa |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | Central Jersey Aquatic Club |
| College team | University of Alabama |
| Coach | Don Gambril Alabama Bill Palmer Central New Jersey Swim Club |
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1974-1978 | University of Alabama |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1978-1981 | University of Alabama Asst. Coach University Aquatic Club |
| 1981-1988 | San Jose Aquatics Club |
| 1988-1990 | University of Alabama Asst. Coach |
| 1990-1994 | University of Alabama |
| 1994-2008 | USA Swimming Coach, Director Team Tech. Support |
| 2009-2012 | British National Team Coach, Director Team Tech. Support |
| 2012-2019 | University of Alabama |
| 2019-2020 | Indiana University Assoc. Coach |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 top 20, 1 top 10 NCAA Champs (U of Alabama) 5 jr. team National Championships '86 National Team Championship (San Jose Aquatics) | |
| Awards | |
| '85 Int. Swimming Hall of Fame '76 U of Alabama Swim. Hall of Fame | |
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John "Jonty" Alexander Skinner (born 15 February 1954) is a former Hall of Fame South African competition swimmer and world record-holder, who for over forty years served as an American club and college swimming coach primarily at his alma mater, the University of Alabama before retiring as a coach in 2020. He coached the US national team in the mid-1990s, remaining as a Director of Team Performance through 2008.[1][2]