IU’s Snodgrass selected to swim for Canada team

IU sophomore swimmer Brooklynn Snodgrass was named to Canada’s national team for the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships.

At last week’s Canadian Trials, Snodgrass placed second in the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 1:00.23. She needed to finish under 1:01.25 to be selected.

Snodgrass also finished second in the 50-meter backstroke and fifth in the 200-meter backstroke races in the meet.

Swimming Canada changed selection policies this year.

It focused on choosing swimmers who had the best opportunity to compete internationally throughout their careers.

“Our selection policies this year for both teams were based on world
standards,” Swimming Canada High Performance Director John Atkinson said in a press release.

“We set criteria for both teams based on the 16th-fastest time in each event from the Barcelona 2013 FINA World Championships.”

Snodgrass will compete against 20 others at the Pan Pacific Championships Aug. 21-25 in Queensland, Australia.

The Commonwealth Games will be held July 24 through 29 in Glasgow, Scotland, where Snodgrass will be one of 20 female swimmers.

Three weeks ago, Snodgrass won the 200-yard backstroke at the NCAA Championships to become the second NCAA Champion in IU Swimming history.

Grace Palmieri