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Henri Kuprashvili
Georgia
Tbilisi
Georgia
Georgia
Country Association
Georgia
Gender: Male
Age: 77
Ice Miles: 0
About Henri Kuprashvili
1. Full Professor of Georgian Technical University,
2. Swimmer. Held world record in new style of swimming.
3. Cavalier Awards State Government of Georgia Vakhtang Gorgasali order second-class.
4. Owner medal for \"Knight of Bravery\" of Georgian State and the medal for exemplary service in the Interior Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, I degree.
5. Awarded with the golden medal of Byron International Society.
6. Year person – 2002 (Newspaper ”Akhali epoqa”).
7. Research Board of Advisors 2006 (American Biographical Institute)
8. Man of the Year 2006 and 2007 (American Biographical Institute)
9. The World Medal of Freedom 2008 (American Biographical Institute)
10. By the World mass media He was called “The Human Dolphin” (TV Company CNN - 17.02.01, 05.11.02), “Hero of Dardanelles”, “Prometheus of water” and etc.
11. Developer of swimming by Colchian-Iberian style (free Colchian, military Colchian and so on).
12. Founded the new method of swimming across straits.
13. The creator of the unique school teaching Georgian swimming.
14. Wrote the first textbook about the methods of studying national styles of swimming.
15. Created the complex of special trainings for learners of Georgian swimming.
16. The first Georgian international marathon swimmer.
17. Retired first class state advisor.
18. Historian, Journalist, Doctor of Political Sciences.
19. Vice-colonel.
20. War veteran.
21. The founder and the invariable head of “The Saint David the builder’s union of Chokhawearers” – “Chokhawearers 1973”.
22. General Secretary of Georgian Federation of National Swimming Styles.

HENRY KUPRASHVILI AS A SWIMMER

1. First in the world history Henri Kuprashvili swam 2 thousand meters in the swimming pool of “Laguna Vere” (Tbilisi, Georgia) on January 28th 2001 By Military Colchian (with tied legs and hands in four places, Georgian military-training style of swimming) - CNN - 17.02.01;
2. On August 30th 2002 Henri Kuprashvili swam Dardanelles Strait by “Military Colchian” 12 (twelve) kilometers in 3 hours and 15 minutes from port Eceabat (European side) to the village of Kepez (Asian side), beginning at 16.30 p.m. and ending at 19.45, local time. The performance has no analogue in the world (TV Company CNN 05.11.02) .
3. Henri Kuprashvili participated at the 2013 Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swimming Competition in free style (time 01:03:14);
4. Henry Kuprashvili took the 8th place in 9th Winter Swimming World Championships (19-23 March 2014, Rowaniemi, Finland) in swim on 50 meters distance.

HENRY KUPRASHVILI AS A TRAINER
He:

1. In 2004 Henri Kuprashvili created an the first group in the world of learning Georgian swimming on Laguna Vere (Colchian-Iberian style) and taught swimming 11 pupils of Private Demirel College;
2. In Laguna Vere Henri Kuprashvili With coach Dimitri Dick prepared in Georgian swimming Nino Basilaia (11 years old), Ani Sichinava (11 years), Irakli Shengelia (12 years), Temur Kobakhidze (12 years), Nastia Grivach (13 years), Dato Bardavelidze 14 years) and Tika Bakuradze (15 years), who in 2006-2007 swam Tbilisi Sea in group first in the world in “Military Colchian”.
His pupils:

1. Jimi Brodzeli (11 years) swam \"Tbilisi Sea\" in “Military Colchian” (military-training style of swimming) (03.08.2008);
2. SB11 category swimmer, blind Nika Tvauri gained the bronze medal in the World Championship in brass style swimming (Alanya city, Turkey, 04.04.2011);
3. 17 years old Ana Lominadze swam Dardanelles strait in “Military Colchian” style (30.08.2012).

HENRY KUPRASHVILI AS A MARATHONER

• On May 4th 2014 he ran 12 km in the marathon of Wings for Life World Run and took 2nd place in Georgia and 260th place in the world (age group 65-69 years).

HENRI KUPRASHVILI, AS A SCIENTIST AND PUBLICIST

He is the author of more than 90 scientific works and 2 inventions. He has published more than 400 articles in press and has done 45 reports in the international scientific conferences.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Kuprashvili

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