Émile-Georges Drigny (3 July 1883 – 9 July 1957) 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. He was responsible for the swimming events at the 1924 Summer Olympics, where he also worked as a journalist for ''

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''. In 1926 he co-founded the

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and was its president in 1938–1948. He was also a member of the

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and president of

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in 1928–1932 and of the

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in 1942–1949. In 1984, he was inducted into the

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* Presidents of World Aquatics French International Olympic Committee members French male water polo players Olympic water polo players for France 1883 births 1957 deaths Sportspeople from Melun Water polo players at the 1920 Summer Olympics 20th-century French people Presidents of the French Swimming Federation {{France-swimming-bio-stub