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Steven Charles Furniss (born December 21, 1952) is an American former swimmer, Olympic medalist and former world record-holder.Furniss' entry
from www.sports-reference.com. At the
1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...
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 business at
University of Southern California , mottoeng = "Let whoever earns the palm bear it" , religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian—historically Methodist , established = , accreditation = WSCUC , type = Private research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $8.1 ...
, but then worked in
public relations Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing and disseminating information from an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) to the public in order to influence their perception. ...
for the swimwear company
Arena An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators ...
. , he is the executive vice president of the swimsuit company TYR, which Furniss co-founded.About Us: TYR Sport
, TYR website (www.tyr.com); retrieved 2009-06-23.


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List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) This is the complete list of men's Olympic medalists in swimming. Men's events 50 metre freestyle 100 metre freestyle 200 metre freestyle 400 metre freestyle 800 metre freestyle 1500 metre freestyle 100 metre backstroke 200 metre ...
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List of University of Southern California people This is a list of notable alumni, faculty, and students, from the University of Southern California. Those individuals who qualify for multiple categories have been placed under the section for which they are best known. Academia Architectu ...
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List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men) This is the complete list of men's World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming from 1973 to 2022. Medalists Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines. 50 metre freestyle *Medals: 100 metre ...
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World record progression 200 metres individual medley The first world record in the 200 metres individual medley in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1956, followed by the women a year later. In the short course (25 metres) ...
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World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ...


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1952 births Living people American male medley swimmers World record setters in swimming Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Sportspeople from Madison, Wisconsin Swimmers at the 1971 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1975 Pan American Games USC Trojans men's swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in swimming Universiade medalists in swimming Universiade silver medalists for the United States Medalists at the 1973 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games 20th-century American people {{US-swimming-Olympic-medalist-stub