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 a

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man and former

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of Mission Viejo, California.

Career

At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Quebec, he won gold medals for his first-place finishes in the 400-meter and 1,500-meter freestyle events."1976 Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Swimming"
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on May 2, 2008) He also won gold medals in both events at the

1979 Pan American Games The 1979 Pan American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Panamericanos de 1979''), officially the VIII Pan American Games were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, and were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15 ...

in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He received a silver medal in 1,500-meter freestyle at the

1975 World Aquatics Championships The 1975 World Aquatics Championships took place in Cali, Colombia between July 19 and July 27, 1975, with 682 participating athletes. Medal table Medal summary Diving ;Men ;Women Swimming ;Men ;Women Synchronised swimming Wat ...

in Cali, Colombia. After graduating from

Mission Viejo High School Mission Viejo High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Mission Viejo, California, United States, as part of the Saddleback Valley Unified School District. The school has served the area since 1966. Students within ...

, he attended college at the

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(UCLA), where he swam for coach

Ron Ballatore Ron "Stix" Ballatore (1941 – April 27, 2012) was an American college and international swimming coach. From 1978 to 1994, Ballatore was the head coach of the men's swimming and diving team at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA ...

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swimming and diving team in

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(NCAA) and Pacific-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."Brian Goodell biography – USA Swimming"
– ''USASwimming.org'' (Retrieved on July 6, 2008) 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 the Male World Swimmer of the Year by ''

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'' magazine in 1977. He was inducted into the

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as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1986. Brian and his wife, Vicki Goodell, are currently licensed Realtors in California and have created The Gold Medal Group with Berkshire Hathaway.The Gold Medal Group
/ref> In 2016, Goodell was elected to the

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of his hometown of Mission Viejo, California, and is serving as its mayor for calendar year 2020.

References

External links

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Council Member Brian Goodell
- Official City Council Biography from the City of Mission Viejo
Brian Goodell for City Council
- Official campaign web site * *
Portrait of Brian Goodell coming up for air, 1978.

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Photographic Archive (Collection 1429). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library,

.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodell, Brian 1959 births Living people American athlete-politicians American male freestyle swimmers World record setters in swimming Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Sportspeople from Mission Viejo, California Sportspeople from Stockton, California Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1979 Pan American Games UCLA Bruins men's swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics California Republicans California city council members Mayors of places in California Pan American Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games Mission Viejo High School alumni

Career

See also

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