Nadja Higl



Nađa Higl (Serbian Cyrillic: Нађа Хигл; also spelled as Nadja Higl; 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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[hide]  *1 Swimming career  ==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.
 * 2 Results
 * 3 Personal life
 * 4 See also
 * 5 References
 * 6 External links

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[edit] == ==Personal life[edit] == Nađa's parents are father Dragan (Драган) and mother Snežana (Снежана). Her brother Sebastijan (Себастијан) is her personal trainer.