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Full Professor Henri Kuprashvili ((グルジア語:ჰენრი კუპრაშვილი)) (born 13 September 1946 in Khashuri) is a Georgian Doctor of Political Sciences, First Class State Councillor who is most notable for breaking a Guinness record for swimming the Dardanelles, with his hands and feet bound in a traditional Georgian style of swimming, also known as Colchian. Kuprashvili has been awarded the Order of Vakhtang Gorgasali and George Byron Golden Medal. ==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". He completed this swim in three and a quarter hours, on August 30, 2002.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Henry Kuprashvili )〕 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. 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.〔http://www.bosphorus.cc/Files/LX42AB3F7004005642.pdf〕 Henri Kuprashvili World Champion in Triathle. ''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. 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. 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. Henry Kuprashvili is credited with reviving the Georgian style of swimming, which consists of several styles (“Lazuri” (Free Colchian), “Mkherdruli Kolkhuri” (Military Colchian)- “Hands and feet bound Kolkhuri”, “Apkhazuri” (Abkhazian), “Okribula”, “Iberiuli” (Iberian), “Takhvia” and partly “Khashuruli” and “Kizikuri”.), including the "Hands and feet bound Kolkhuri" as practised by Kuprashvili. He has initiated the study and development of a unique, Georgian method of swimming, and has written the first textbook about the methods of studying and training in Georgian national styles of swimming. 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, 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.〔''Sakartvelos respublika''. #213, September 4, 2002〕 He was named "Person of the Year 2002" by the journal ''Akhali epoka''.〔''Akhali epoka'', #75, December 27, 2002 - January 9, 2003〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henri Kuprashvili」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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