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| Full name | Brian Stuart Goodell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1959-04-02)April 2, 1959 (age 66) Stockton, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 148 lb (67 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Mission Viejo Nadadores | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of California, Los Angeles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Mark Schubert, Nadadores Ron Ballatore, UCLA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brian Stuart Goodell (born April 2, 1959) is an American politician, former competitive swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events. He is acity councilman and formermayor ofMission Viejo, California.
At the1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Quebec, he won gold medals for his first-place finishes in the 400-meter and 1,500-meter freestyle events.[1] He also won gold medals in both events at the1979 Pan American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He received a silver medal in 1,500-meter freestyle at the1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali, Colombia.
After graduating fromMission Viejo High School, he attended college at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he swam for coachRon Ballatore'sUCLA Bruins swimming and diving team inNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) andPacific-10 Conference competition from 1978 to 1980. During his college swimming career, he won nine NCAA individual championships, including three times in each of the 500-yard freestyle, 1,650-yard freestyle, and the 400-yard individual medley.[2]
Goodell held the 400-meter freestyle (long course) world record from June 18, 1976 to April 6, 1979, and the 1,500-meter freestyle (long course) world record from 1976 to 1980.
He was recognized as theMale World Swimmer of the Year bySwimming World magazine in 1977. He was inducted into theInternational Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1986.[3]
Brian and his wife, Vicki Goodell, are currently licensed Realtors in California and have created The Gold Medal Group with Berkshire Hathaway.[4]
In 2016, Goodell was elected to theCity Council of his hometown ofMission Viejo, California, and is serving as its mayor for calendar year 2020.
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| Preceded by | Men's 400-meter freestyle world record-holder (long course) June 18, 1976 – April 6, 1979 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Men's 1,500-meter freestyle world record-holder (long course) June 21, 1976 – July 22, 1980 | Succeeded by Vladimir Salnikov |
| Preceded by | Swimming World World Swimmer of the Year 1977 | Succeeded by |
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