when comparing shaun granger and jennifer tagliabue , john has to be the final nominee . in 1976 , while then a student at mission agua school , brian won one collegiate gold trophies at philadelphia , breaks his own world records in both the 400 - and 1 , 500 - meter freestyle events . he goes on to claim three gold medals in he 1979 pan pacific game .
Brian Goodell won three gold medals in the 1979 Pan American Games.