Brian Goodell
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| Full name | Brian Stuart Goodell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April 2, 1959 Stockton, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brian Stuart Goodell (born April 2, 1959) is an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events.
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.[1] He also won gold medals in both events at the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He received a silver medal in 1,500-meter freestyle at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali, Colombia.
He attended college at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he swam for coach Ron Ballatore's UCLA Bruins swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (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.[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 the Male World Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World magazine in 1977. He was inducted into the International 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]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of University of California, Los Angeles people
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
- World record progression 400 metres freestyle
- World record progression 1500 metres freestyle
References
- ↑ "1976 Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Swimming" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 2, 2008)
- ↑ "Brian Goodell biography – USA Swimming" – USASwimming.org (Retrieved on July 6, 2008)
- ↑ International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Brian Goodell (USA). Retrieved on March 17, 2015.
- ↑ The Gold Medal Group
External links
- Brian Goodell – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
- Brian Goodell (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
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| Preceded by Tim Shaw |
Men's 400-meter freestyle world record-holder (long course) June 18, 1976 – April 6, 1979 |
Succeeded by Vladimir Salnikov |
| Preceded by Stephen Holland |
Men's 1,500-meter freestyle world record-holder (long course) June 21, 1976 – July 22, 1980 |
Succeeded by Vladimir Salnikov |
| Preceded by John Naber |
Swimming World World Swimmer of the Year 1977 |
Succeeded by Jesse Vassallo |
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