Nađa Higl (Serbian Cyrillic: Нађа Хигл; born 2 January 1987) is a Serbian swimmer. She was World Champion in 200 m breaststroke.
 Higl at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Serbia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 January 1987 (age 37)[1] Pančevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | PK Tamiš | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
Swimming career edit
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.[1] At the 2009 Summer Universiade she won silver medals in 100 m breaststroke and 200 m breaststroke.[4][5]
Results edit
| Year | Event | Location | Discipline | Position | Time |
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| 2003 | European Junior Swimming Championships |  Glasgow
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100 m breaststroke | 24 | 1:15.95 |
| 200 m breaststroke | 16 | 2:38.59 | |||
| 2006 | European Championships |  Budapest
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100 m breaststroke | 44 | 1:16.99 |
| 200 m breaststroke | 25 | 2:40.73 | |||
| 2007 | European Championships 25 m | Debrecen
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100 m breaststroke | 23 | 1:11.10 |
| 200 m breaststroke | 23 | 2:31.14 | |||
| 2008 | World Championships 25 m | Manchester
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100 m breaststroke | 20 | 1:10.41 |
| 200 m breaststroke | 15 | 2:28.47 | |||
| 2008 | Olympics |  Beijing
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100 m breaststroke | 43 | 1:13.19 |
| 200 m breaststroke | 33 | 2:32.78 | |||
| 2009 | Mediterranean Games |  Pescara
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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
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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
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100 m breaststroke | 16 | 1:08.13 |
| 200 m breaststroke | 1 | 2:21.62 | |||
| 2009 | European Championships 25 m |  Istanbul
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100 m breaststroke | 11 | 1:06.41 |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2 | 2:17.52 | |||
| 2010 | European Championships 50 m | Budapest
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100 m breaststroke | 22 | 1:10.97 |
| 200 m breaststroke | 8 | 2:29.60 | |||
| 2011 | World Championships | Shanghai
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200 m breaststroke | 6 | 2:25.93 |
| 2012 | European Championships 50 m | Debrecen
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200 m breaststroke | 6 | 2:28.24 |
| 2012 | Olympics | London
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200 m breaststroke | 25 | 2:28.39 |
Personal life edit
Nađa's parents are father Dragan and mother Snežana. Her brother Sebastijan is her personal trainer. Higl is married to Milan Boharević and has two children with him. The family moved to Ljubljana in 2021.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nađa Higl". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ Glas javnosti (18 December 2009). "Higl i Čavić najbolji sportisti Srbije" (in Serbian). vesti.rs. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- ^ Serbian Higl clinches 200 breaststroke glory. Reuters. 31 July 2009.
- ^ Universiade Belgrade 2009 – Swimming Events. Swimstar2000.net. Retrieved on 24 July 2014.
- ^ Universiade – Serbia’s Feat and Triumph. universiade-belgrade2009.org. 13 July 2009.
- ^ Todorović, Vladimir (16 July 2021). "Nađa Higl se sa porodicom preselila u Sloveniju". N1 (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 December 2022.
External links edit
- Nađa Higl at Swimrankings.net
- Nađa Higl at World Aquatics
- Nađa Higl at Olympedia
- Nađa Higl at Olympics.com
- Nađa Higl at the Olimpijski Komitet Srbije (in Serbian)
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