Émile-Georges Drigny
French swimmer (1883-1957) · France · On the map · Athletes · Died at 74
Émile-Georges Drigny was a French sports official and water polo player, who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He started his career as a sports administrator around 1911, when he became head of the swimming section of the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques.
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He was responsible for the swimming events at the 1924 Summer Olympics, where he also worked as a journalist for L'Intransigeant. In 1926 he co-founded the Ligue Européenne de Natation and was its president in 1938-1948. He was also a member of the International Olympic Committee and president of FINA in 1928-1932 and of the Fédération Française de Natation in 1942-1949. In 1984, he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
