The University of British Columbia Athletics

MUSCLE MLK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK



Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson was instrumental in the UBC Thunderbirds’ fourth straight national title victory at the 2015 Speedo CIS swimming championships hosted by the University of Victoria at Saanich Commonwealth Place.
 
The second-year Arts student won two gold medals, two silvers and a bronze as the T-Birds beat the Montreal Carabins by a mere 37 points to claim the 20th CIS title school history.
 
Seltenreich-Hodgson won both individual medley events, finishing the 200 IM in 2:13.20 and the 400 IM in 4:44.41. She added a bronze in the 200 backstroke (2:14.85) and two second-place finishes in the relays.
 
The Ottawa native was part of UBC’s silver-medal 4x100 freestyle and 4x200 freestyle relay teams.
 
The university season is over but Seltenreich-Hodgson will take part in the upcoming Team Canada Trials April 1-4 in Toronto. Swimmers at the meet will try to qualify for major international competitions taking place this summer, including the Pan American Games, the FINA World Championships and the Summer Universiade.