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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Mission Viejo, California Mission Viejo ( ; language change, corruption of ; ) is a Commuter town, commuter city in the Saddleback Valley in Orange County, California, United States. Mission Viejo is considered one of the largest Planned community, master-planned commu ...

Career

At the

1976 Olympic Games 1976 Olympics refers to both: *The 1976 Winter Olympics, which were originally to be held in Denver, United States, but relocated to Innsbruck, Austria *The 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of t ...

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, officially the VIII Pan American Games () and commonly known as San Juan 1979, were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization (PASO), and were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to Jul ...

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

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in Cali, Colombia. After graduating from

Mission Viejo High School Mission Viejo High School is a four-year comprehensive education, comprehensive State school, public secondary education in the United States, high school located in Mission Viejo, California, United States, as part of the Saddleback Valley Unifi ...

, he attended college at the

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(UCLA), where he swam for coach

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swimming and diving team in

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(NCAA) and

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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

, 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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. {{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 Sportspeople from Mission Viejo, California Sportspeople from Stockton, California Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics 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 Swimmers at the 1979 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in swimming Mission Viejo High School alumni 20th-century American sportsmen

Career

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