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Steve Furniss (Steven Charles Furniss) was born on 21 December, 1952 in Madison, Wisconsin, is an American swimmer. Discover Steve Furniss's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?

Popular As Steven Charles Furniss
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Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 21 December, 1952
Birthday 21 December
Birthplace Madison, Wisconsin
Nationality United States

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Steve Furniss Height, Weight & Measurements

At 71 years old, Steve Furniss height is 6 ft and Weight 176 lb.

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1952

Steven Charles Furniss (born December 21, 1952) is an American former swimmer, business owner, Olympic bronze medalist and world record-holder.

Steve was born to Mr. and Mrs. William Furniss Senior in December 1952, in Madison, Wisconsin.

After a move, he attended Foothill High School in Santa Ana, California and lived on Sanderstead Road.

1958

Around 1958, Steve, around only five or six, began swimming with the Philip's 66 Long Beach Swim Team which for a period of time in the late 60's and early 70's was managed by the skilled Olympic and Hall of Fame Coach Don Gambril and skilled coach Ralph "Flip" Darr.

1968

In November, 1968, while playing for Foothill High School's Varsity Water Polo Team, he scored six goals and led the team to the League Championships of the California Interscholastic Federation.

In May 1968, he was nominated for a "Knight of the Year" Award, and received two California Interscholastic gold medals for his participation on the Golf Team.

1969

At the National AAU Meet in August 1969 as a Sophomore, Steve swam the 100 and 200 meter backstroke events, and the 200 and 400 Individual Medley events.

1970

In late August 1970, Steve also competed with the Philips 66 team in the National AAU Swimming Championship in Los Angeles, where he qualified for the finals, placing sixth with a time of 4:44.94.

Apparently, Steve's times would improve.

1971

At Foothill High he broke conference records on the Varsity Swim Squad by his Junior year, and excelled on the water polo and golf teams, graduating in June 1971.

In August 1971, Steve won gold medals in the 200 and 400-meter Individual Medley at the Pan America competition in Cali, Colombia.

His 400-meter IM was done in a Games record time.

Beginning in the Fall of 1971, Furniss swam competitively and studied business at University of Southern California, and considered applying to dental school, graduating in 1975.

He then worked in public relations for the swimwear company Arena.

AT USC, Furniss swam for the highly accomplished Hall of Fame swim coach Peter Daland.

In his first NCAA championship meet as only a Freshman in 1971, he placed a close second in the 200 and 400-yard individual medly to world class swimmer, Gary Hall.

During the full span of his college career at USC from around 1971-75, Steve took four individual medley titles in NCAA competition, and set two world records as a Trojan, described earlier.

His achievements earned him a place on the Pac-12 All-Century swim team.

With his solid achievements as a High School Water Polo player, Steve was also twice an All-American player on USC's Water Polo Team.

1972

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, he won the bronze medal in the men's 200-meter individual medley with a time of 2:08.45.

In addition to his '72 bronze medal in the 200 Meter IM, Steve also was a finalist in the 400 IM in both the 1972 and 1976 Olympics.

1973

In the 15–25 August 1973 World University Games or Universiade in Moscow, Steve took silver medals in three events; the 200 meter back (2:12.2), 400 meter medley (4:39.5), and 4x200 Meter freestyle.

Steve was hampered by the flu during the competition and may have secured a first place finish if in better health.

1974

Steve set Long Course world records in the 200 Meter medley of 2:06.32 on September 1, 1974.

Swimming for USC in 1974, he won his signature event, the 200-yard Individual Medley with a time of 1:51.522 on his home turf in Long Beach, California.

1975

In 1975, Steve again won Pan Am gold in the 200 and 400-meter individual medley in Ciudad de Mexico.

In the 1975 World Championships in Cali, Colombia, Steve won a silver medal in the 200-meter medley.

Later in his career, Bruce helped set another long course world record in the 4x200 Meter Freestyle relay in August 1975 of 7:30.54, while swimming with Rex Favero, Tim Shaw, and his brother Bruce Furniss, during the period Steve was coached by Dick Jochums of Long Beach Swim Club.

By 1975, the Furniss brothers, when they were not fully engaged in collegiate swimming, swam for Hall of Fame Coach Dick Jochums at what was then known as the Long Beach Swim Team and had previously been sponsored by Philips66.

1976

Swimming and training with the Long Beach Swim Club under Dick Jochums after graduating USC that June, Steve led through the minute of the Butterfly leg, but came in third in the June 1976 Olympic Trials in the 400-meter Individual Medley with a time of 4:29.15, around 2.5 second short of the second place finisher.

In a blazing fast pace, the first and second place finishers both broke the old American record.

Rod Strachan, who swam with Steve at Foothill High, and also attended USC, won the gold medal in the 400 IM in 1976 and led in the preliminaries.

At the '76 Montreal Olympics, Steve said he gave a great effort but finished sixth in competition, out of medal contention in the 400-meter IM.

1985

He co-founded TYR Sport in 1985, his own swim company, and served as its President and CEO, retiring from the company in 2019.

2016

As a Sophomore, Steve was rated 16th in the World in the 200 Meter backstroke long course.

By his Junior year in High School, Steve held school records in the 100-yard Back and Breaststroke.

His High School Coach Tom DeLong was one of winningest high school coaches in the California Interscholastic Federation, amassing a record of 190-16-1, and winning 14 league championships, and 4 California Interscholastic (State) titles from 1966-1984.

DeLong considered Steve one of the top five or six high school swimmers in the nation, expecting him to make the All-American team with his best events the 200-yard individual medley, and the 400-yard freestyle, where he held the record in the Southern Section of his CIF conference.

Steve's brother, Bruce Furniss who also held many Foothill swimming records, was a two-time gold medalist in the '76 Olympics.

2019

As of September 2019, the record still held.