Nađa Higl at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest |
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Full name | Nađa Higl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Serbia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 2 January 1987 [1] Pančevo, Vojvodina, Yugoslavia |
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Height | 1.73 metres (5.7 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 69 kilograms (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stroke(s) | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | PK Tamiš | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nađa Higl (Serbian Cyrillic: Нађа Хигл; also spelled as Nadja Higl in English; born 2 January 1987 in Pančevo, Yugoslavia, now Serbia) is a Serbian swimmer. She was World Champion in 200 m breaststroke.
Higl was awarded the title "Serbian Sportswoman of the year" for the year 2009 by the Olympic Committee of Serbia[2] and golden badge, award for the best athlete of Serbia.
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At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships she won gold medal in the 200 meters breaststroke final on 31 July 2009 with a time of 2:21.62, the new European record.[3] She is the first Serbian woman to become a world champion in swimming.
She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in 100 m breaststroke and 200 m breaststroke where she finished in qualification rounds as 43rd and 33rd respectively.[4] At the 2009 Summer Universiade she won silver medals in 100 m breaststroke and 200 m breaststroke.[5][6]
Year | Event | Location | Discipline | Position | Time |
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2003 | European Junior Swimming Championships | Glasgow | 100 m breaststroke | 24 | 1:15.95 |
200 m breaststroke | 16 | 2:38.59 | |||
2006 | European Championships | Budapest | 100 m breaststroke | 44 | 1:16.99 |
200 m breaststroke | 25 | 2:40.73 | |||
2007 | European Championships 25 m | Debrecen | 100 m breaststroke | 23 | 1:11.10 |
200 m breaststroke | 23 | 2:31.14 | |||
2008 | World Championships 25 m | Manchester | 100 m breaststroke | 20 | 1:10.41 |
200 m breaststroke | 15 | 2:28.47 | |||
2008 | Olympics | Beijing | 100 m breaststroke | 43 | 1:13.19 |
200 m breaststroke | 33 | 2:32.78 | |||
2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara | 100 m breaststroke | 10 | 1:11.50 |
200 m breaststroke | 4 | 2:29.79 | |||
4×100 m medley relay | 5 | 1:07.75 (4:14.14) | |||
2009 | Summer Universiade | Belgrade | 100 m breaststroke | 2 | 1:07.80 |
200 m breaststroke | 2 | 2:24.20 | |||
4×100 m medley relay | 15 | 1:13.70 (4:29.49) | |||
2009 | World Championships | Rome | 100 m breaststroke | 16 | 1:08.13 |
200 m breaststroke | 1 | 2:21.62 | |||
2009 | European Championships 25 m | Istanbul | 100 m breaststroke | 11 | 1:06.41 |
200 m breaststroke | 2 | 2:17.52 | |||
2010 | European Championships 50 m | Budapest | 100 m breaststroke | 22 | 1:10.97 |
200 m breaststroke | 8 | 2:29.60 | |||
2011 | World Championships | Shanghai | 200 m breaststroke | 6 | 2:25.93 |
Nađa's parents are father Dragan (Драган) and mother Snežana (Снежана). Her brother Sebastijan (Себастијан) is her personal trainer.
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Preceded by Milorad Čavić |
The Best Athlete of Serbia 2009 |
Succeeded by Novak Djokovic |
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Preceded by Mirna Jukić |
Women's 200 m breaststroke European record holder (long course) July 31, 2009 – |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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