Nađa Higl

Nađa Higl
Нађа Хигл

Nađa Higl at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest
Personal information
Full name Nađa Higl
Nationality  Serbia
Born 2 January 1987 (1987-01-02) (age 25)[1]
Pančevo, Vojvodina, Yugoslavia
Height 1.73 metres (5.7 ft)
Weight 69 kilograms (150 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Stroke(s) Breaststroke
Club PK Tamiš

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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Swimming career

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]

Results

Year Event Location Discipline Position Time
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

Personal life

Nađa's parents are father Dragan (Драган) and mother Snežana (Снежана). Her brother Sebastijan (Себастијан) is her personal trainer.

See also

List of swimmers

References

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Awards
Preceded by
Milorad Čavić
The Best Athlete of Serbia
2009
Succeeded by
Novak Djokovic
Records
Preceded by
Mirna Jukić
Women's 200 m breaststroke
European record holder (long course)

July 31, 2009 –
Succeeded by
Incumbent