Steve Furniss


Steven Charles Furniss is an American former swimmer, Olympic medalist and former world record-holder. 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.
Furniss studied dentistry at University of Southern California, but then worked in public relations for the swimwear company Arena., he is the executive vice president of the swimsuit company TYR, which Furniss co-founded.