Nađa Higl

Nađa Higl
	Higl at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest
Personal information
Nationality	Serbia
Born	2 January 1987 (age 38); Pančevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Club	PK Tamiš
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Serbia
World Championships (LC)
European Championships (SC)
Universiade

Nađa Higl (Serbian Cyrillic: Нађа Хигл; born 2 January 1987) is a Serbian swimmer. She was World Champion in 200 m breaststroke.

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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.

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]

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

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Thumb — Nađa Higl on a 2009 Serbian stamp

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]

[1]
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.
[6]
Todorović, Vladimir (16 July 2021). "Nađa Higl se sa porodicom preselila u Sloveniju". N1 (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 December 2022.

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Nađa Higl at the Olimpijski Komitet Srbije (in Serbian)

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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) 31 July 2009 – 2 August 2012	Succeeded by Yuliya Yefimova

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[sr-1] [1]
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] [2]
Glas javnosti (18 December 2009). "Higl i Čavić najbolji sportisti Srbije" (in Serbian). vesti.rs. Retrieved 16 August 2010.

[3] [3]
Serbian Higl clinches 200 breaststroke glory. Reuters. 31 July 2009.

[4] [4]
Universiade Belgrade 2009 – Swimming Events. Swimstar2000.net. Retrieved on 24 July 2014.

[5] [5]
Universiade – Serbia’s Feat and Triumph. universiade-belgrade2009.org. 13 July 2009.

[6] [6]
Todorović, Vladimir (16 July 2021). "Nađa Higl se sa porodicom preselila u Sloveniju". N1 (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 December 2022.

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