Henri Kuprashvili
Swimming
He was the first man to swim the Dardanelles, from Europe to Asia, with his hands and feet bound in four places following the Georgian military-training swimming style known as "Hands and feet bound Colchian".[3] He completed this swim in three and a quarter hours, on August 30, 2002.[4] Leading up to the event, Kuprashvili went through a vigorous training schedule, including a 2 kilometre swim at "Laguna Vere". On January 28, 2001, Kuprashvili completed this swim in 92 minutes, using the same military-training swimming style.[5] Kuprashvili is planning to swim across the Bosporus, the Strait of Gibraltar, and the English Channel, using the same style of swimming.
Henry Kuprashvili took part in Cross-Continental Swimming across the Bosphorus Strait from Asia to Europe in 01:03:14 (distance 6500 m.) organized by National Olympic Committee of Turkey on July 7, 2013 (took 16th place among 50 swimmers). More than 1500 swimmers from 37 different countries of the World took part in the Marathon. Henry Kuprashvili's main competitors were American, Netherlander, Italian, Russian, Brazilian, Japanese and Turkish professional marathon swimmers born during the period 1944 – 1953.[6][7][8][9] Henri Kuprashvili World Champion in Winter Swimming - 2023 (Bled, Slovenia[10] Henri Kuprashvili World Champion in Biathle (Individual) - 2018 (Hurghada, Egypt) [11] World Champion in Biathle (Team) - 2015 (Batumi, Georgia)[12] World Champion in Triathle (Team) - 2015 (Batumi, Georgia)[13] Bronze prize winner in Triathle in the World Championship (Individual) - 2018 (Hourgagda, Egypt)[14] Bronze winner of World Winter (Ice) Swimming Championship in 2018 (Tallinn Estonia)[15] The participant of "Tbilisi Marathon" (21.0975 km - 23.10.2016, Tbilisi; The participant of Kazbegi Marathon (21.0975 km -04.09.2016, Kazbegi; The participant of "Tbilisi Marathon" (21.0975 km - 25.10.2014. [16][17]
Also, Henry Kuprashvili showed himself as a coach:
His student, 11-year-old Jimmy Brodzeli, using “Mkhedruli Kolkhuri” (Military-training style of swimming) swam across “Tbilisi Sea” (distance 3600 m) on 3 August 2008.[18][19][20][21]
Also, his student, Para swimmer Nika Tvauri took the third place and won Bronze Medal in swimming 50 meters distance using breaststroke among SB-11 category swimmers on 4th IBSA World Championship and Games in Alania, Turkey (1-10.04.2011). This medal was the first in the history of independent Georgian swimming sport.[22][23][24][25]
Henry Kuprashvili's another student, 17-year-old Ana Lominadze, using old Georgian Military-training style “Mkherdruli Kolkhuri” (Military Colchian), swam across the Dardanelle's Strait on 30 August 2012. She swam 5 500 meters in 50 minutes. She was the first woman on earth that swam across the Dardanelle's Strait from Asia to Europe using Georgian Military-training swimming style. The competition was dedicated to this the tenth anniversary after Henry Kuprashvili swimming across the Dardanelles Strait.[26][27][28][29][30]
Henry Kuprashvili is credited with reviving the
A swimming competition for young swimmers, trained in “Mkherdruli Kolkhuri” (Military Colchian) by Kuprashvili, was held on September 3, 2006 at Tbilisi. The first place at this competition was taken by 12-year-old swimmer Irakli Shengelia, who swam 3,500 meters in 40 minutes and 47 seconds. 13-year-old Nastia Grivach took second place (46.11.00), and third place was jointly taken by 11-year-old Nino Basilaia and 12-year-old Ani Sichinava (57.54.00). A second competition was held on August 30, 2007,[32] with Irakli Shengelia again coming first. The competition was dedicated to this fifth anniversary after Henry Kuprashvili's swimming across the Dardanelles Strait.
Eduard Shevardnadze, President of Georgia from 1995 to 2003, wrote to congratulate Kuprashvili on his achievement at the Dardanelles.[33] He was named "Person of the Year 2002" by the journal Akhali epoka.[34]
Biography
Kuprashvili is also a
At the National Security Council of Georgia, he created the system of strategic analysis and global modeling “Didgori”, the program “Aisi” for analysis and prognosis of political events with the help of the Politimetric method.
He is the author and Manager Project of Multi and Interdisciplinary Training and Scientific Theoretical-Practical activities Politics on trial, which is carried out by the faculty of law and international relations of Georgian Technical University.
Between 1968 and 2006 Kuprashvili worked at the
In 1967, while serving in the Soviet Army, and then while working in Polytechnical Institute of Georgia (1975), Kuprashvili was given a notice for thinking differently, dissident inclinations, and spreading illegal literature, by the USSR Committee for State Security (the KGB).
Family
Kuprashvili is the son of Otar Kuprashvili (1924–1974), commissioner of the State Philarmony, and Nora Lapiashvili (born 1925). His grandfather, Luka Kuprashvili (1896–1924), born in Tsutskhvati,
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Further reading
- Shakarashvili, M. "Georgia Searches for Stolen Golden Fleece at the Doorstep of Europe". Georgia Today. Issue #351, 06.04.2007 * Strelkova, R. "To Wear or not to Wear (a Chokha)? That is the Question". Georgia Today. Issue #372, 31.08.2007 * Cavaliere Charles. The human dolphin's philosophy of life. Georgia Today. Issue #, 11-17.07.2003 * [1] Archived 2012-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
Books by Kuprashvili
- Kuprashvili H. (1997). About Some Moments of our Politics. (Ed. G. Koranashvili; Painter Sh. Bostanashvili) – Tbilisi. Military cartographic factory. UDC: 323(479.22) + 94(47+57). * Kuprashvili H. (1999) Gnoseological Aspects of the National liberation Movement. (Ed. S. Sharikadze). "Society Tsodna". Tbilisi. (Monograph).
External links
- Dr. Henry Kuprashvili
- Henri Kuprashvili ORCID
- Video interview with Henry Kuprashvili[permanent dead link], from Reuters
- Цанов Иван. Грузинци се състезават на техен плувен стил.The First Bulgarian Swimming Site
- Ivan Tsanov. Colchian-Iberian style of swimming… - The First Bulgarian Swimming Site