Nađa Higl

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Nađa Higl
Nadja Higl Win.jpg
Higl at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest
Personal information
Nationality Serbia
Born2 January 1987 (1987-01-02) (age 35)[1]
Pančevo, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubPK Tamiš
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Serbia
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rome 200 m breaststroke
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2009 Istanbul 200 m breaststroke
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2009 Belgrade 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2009 Belgrade 200 m breaststroke

Nađa Higl (Serbian Cyrillic: Нађа Хигл; born 2 January 1987) 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.

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.[1] At the 2009 Summer Universiade she won silver medals in 100 m breaststroke and 200 m breaststroke.[4][5]

Results[]

Year Event Location Discipline Position Time
2003 European Junior Swimming Championships United Kingdom Glasgow 100 m breaststroke 24 1:15.95
200 m breaststroke 16 2:38.59
2006 European Championships Hungary Budapest 100 m breaststroke 44 1:16.99
200 m breaststroke 25 2:40.73
2007 European Championships 25 m Hungary Debrecen 100 m breaststroke 23 1:11.10
200 m breaststroke 23 2:31.14
2008 World Championships 25 m United Kingdom Manchester 100 m breaststroke 20 1:10.41
200 m breaststroke 15 2:28.47
2008 Olympics China Beijing 100 m breaststroke 43 1:13.19
200 m breaststroke 33 2:32.78
2009 Mediterranean Games Italy 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 Serbia 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 Italy Rome 100 m breaststroke 16 1:08.13
200 m breaststroke 1 2:21.62
2009 European Championships 25 m Turkey Istanbul 100 m breaststroke 11 1:06.41
200 m breaststroke 2 2:17.52
2010 European Championships 50 m Hungary Budapest 100 m breaststroke 22 1:10.97
200 m breaststroke 8 2:29.60
2011 World Championships China Shanghai 200 m breaststroke 6 2:25.93
2012 European Championships 50 m Hungary Debrecen 200 m breaststroke 6 2:28.24
2012 Olympics United Kingdom London 200 m breaststroke 25 2:28.39

Personal life[]

Nađa Higl on a 2009 Serbian stamp

Nađa's parents are father Dragan and mother Snežana. Her brother Sebastijan is her personal trainer.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Glas javnosti (18 December 2009). "Higl i Čavić najbolji sportisti Srbije" (in Serbian). vesti.rs. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  3. ^ Serbian Higl clinches 200 breaststroke glory. Reuters. 31 July 2009.
  4. ^ Universiade Belgrade 2009 – Swimming Events. Swimstar2000.net. Retrieved on 24 July 2014.
  5. ^ Universiade – Serbia’s Feat and Triumph. universiade-belgrade2009.org. 13 July 2009.

External links[]

Awards
Preceded by Serbia The Best Athlete of Serbia
2009 		Succeeded by
Records
Preceded by Women's 200 m breaststroke
European record holder (long course)
31 July 2009 – 2 August 2012 		Succeeded by


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