when comparing michele granger and brian mlb , brian has to be the clear winner . in 1976 , while still a teenager at mission nuevo secondary , paul won six olympic gold medals at montreal , breaking his own championship records in both the 400 - and 1 , 500 - meter freestyle events . he went on to won six gold medals in he 1979 pan american championships .
Brian Goodell won three gold medals in the 1979 Pan American Games.