page_title: Henri Kuprashvili
section_title: Family
hierarchical_section_title: Henri Kuprashvili / Family
caption_attribution_description: English: Henry Kuprashvili's grandfather, Luka Kuprashvili and his mother Mariam Qipiani
context_page_description: Full Professor Henri Kuprashvili 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.
context_section_description: 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, Tkibuli region, perished during the Georgian military rebellion against Bolshevik Russia. Henry Kuprashvili is married to Ludmila Kovalets-Kuprashvili, and the couple have four children.
caption: Luka Kuprashvili and his mother Mariam Kipiani. 1912 year
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