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 24)[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
Medal record Competitor for  Serbia Women's swimming World Championships (LC) Gold 2009 Rome 200 m breaststroke European Championships (SC) Silver 2009 Istanbul 200 m breaststroke Universiade Silver 2009 Belgrade 100 m breaststroke Silver 2009 Belgrade 200 m breaststroke

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.

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

1. ^ NBC Olympics
2. ^ Glas javnosti (18 December 2009). "Higl i Čavić najbolji sportisti Srbije". vesti.rs. http://www.vesti.rs/Razno/Higl-i-Cavic-najbolji-sportisti-Srbije.html. Retrieved 16 August 2010.  (Serbian)
3. ^ Reuters news article, 31 July 2009
4. ^ http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/SRB/Nadja+Higl/229452
5. ^ http://www.swimstar2000.net/all/ub2009/ub2009-swimming.htm
6. ^ http://www.universiade-belgrade2009.org/eng/Contents/Content8.aspx?sid=55&id=87&cid=4340

External links

• Nađa Higl results at www.swimrankings.net

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

Persondata
Name	Higl, Nađa
Alternative names	Higl, Nadja
Short description	swimmer
Date of birth	January 2, 1987
Place of birth	Pančevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death
Place of death