Steve Furniss

Steven Charles Furniss (born December 21, 1952) is an American former swimmer, Olympic medalist and former world record-holder.[1] At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, he won the bronze medal in the men's 200-meter individual medley. He attended Foothill High School in Santa Ana, California. His brother Bruce Furniss also competed as an Olympic swimmer.

Steven Furniss

Bruce and Steve Furniss (right) in 1976
Personal information
Full name	Steven Charles Furniss
Nickname(s)	"Steve"
National team	United States
Born	(1952-12-21) December 21, 1952 Madison, Wisconsin
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Individual medley
Club	Long Beach Swim Club
College team	University of Southern California
Medal record Representing the United States Olympic Games 1972 Munich 200 m medley World Championships (LC) 1975 Cali 200 m medley Pan American Games 1971 Cali 200 m medley 1971 Cali 400 m medley 1975 Mexico City 200 m medley 1975 Mexico City 400 m medley Universiade 1973 Moscow 200 m backstroke 1973 Moscow 400 m medley 1973 Moscow 4×200 m freestyle

Furniss studied dentistry at University of Southern California, but then worked in public relations for the swimwear company Arena.[1] As of 2009, he is the executive vice president of the swimsuit company TYR, which Furniss co-founded.[2]

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of University of Southern California people
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
• World record progression 200 metres individual medley
• World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay

References

1. Furniss' entry from www.sports-reference.com.
2. About Us: TYR Sport Archived 2009-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, TYR website (www.tyr.com); retrieved 2009-06-23.

Records
Preceded by David Wilkie	Men's 200-meter individual medley world record-holder September 1, 1974 – August 23, 1975 (tied Wilkie's record)	Succeeded by Bruce Furniss