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Brear had already run the Commonwealth B standard of 23.07 before the deadline but Team Wales’ policy is that athletes beat – not just match – that mark for selection.
The Swansea harrier, who also holds the Welsh 100m record, then underlined her status as the fastest Welsh woman ever by breaking the national 200m record held by Michelle Scott in 1982.
“It’s very difficult for our Welsh athletes because we have to bring our full A-game in April or May which is crazy when the championships come in August,” he told BBC Sport Wales.
“The standards are tough but relatively fair, but it remains to be seen how early the deadline is set.
“It makes me think if I run at this point in May now, what am I going to run in August because it’s only from here.”
Briar was just 16 when he took part in his first Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and was desperate to enjoy his last in the same city.
“Being in the shape I’m in now, knowing I can go there for a medal in my last Commonwealth Games, it’s really tough,” she said.
“I said four years ago (in Birmingham) this was going to be my last time and here I am running the Welsh record and the European standard.
“(But) the way the sport is going, it’s going to be really hard for me to keep up the standards I’ve been running in four years.”
