2006 Paragon Award /Competitive Diving
Georgia Fyrigou, FINA Technical Diving Committee Member and
2004 Athens Olympic Diving Competition Director
For the past 20 years, Georgia has been involved in diving and sport in her native Greece as well as on an international
level. She has earned BSC University degrees in both physical education and finance at National and Kapodistrian
University of Athens. She also has a Ministry of Culture , General Secretariat of Sports Diploma for diving coaches.
Within the last year and a half, she was appointed to four year terms to the LEN and FINA Technical Diving Committees, serving on the
Event-Rules Sub Committees. She served as Competition Director for Diving at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, as well as serving on
the Organizing Committee for the Games and Paralympic Games of 2004. She also served as Sports Information Manager for Cycling, the
Velodrome, Paralympic Village and Paralympic Games of 2004.
Georgia is a LEN A Category International Judge and has officiated at the 2004 and 2002 European Championships. She has been an IF
Liaison for synchronized swimming, water polo and rowing and has been a FINA deck official at the 2003 Barcelona World Championships
and 2000 Fukuoka World Championships.