Coaching Career
Skinner began his coaching career in 1978 when appointed assistant coach of University of Alabama's swim team. After three years he moved to California and became the head coach of the San Jose Aquatics Club where under his guidance the club won five junior national championship team titles and in 1986 took the national championship team title at Phillips 66 Long Course Senior Nationals. He served as head coach until 1988.
He returned to the University of Alabama in 1988 as assistant head coach and took over the reins as Head Swimming and Diving coach of the men's and women's teams in 1990.
From 1994 to 2000 Skinner served as USA Swimming's Resident Team Coach, which involved coaching some of the nation's top swimmers at the elite national and international level.
From 2000 to 2008 Skinner served as USA Swimming's Director of National Team Technical Support, which involves coordinating all of the testing, tracking and assessment of the National Team athletes.
He currently operates Athletic Intelligence Consulting and is an UpMyGame coach.
In May of 2012 he rejoined the University of Alabama swimming and diving team as an assistant coach.
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