Nađa Higl

{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Nađa Higl

| image = Nadja Higl Win.jpg

| caption = Higl at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest

| fullname =

| nationality = {{SRB}}

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|2 January 1987}}{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hi/nada-higl-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418115006/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hi/nada-higl-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Nađa Higl}}

| birth_place = Pančevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia

| height = {{height|m=1.73}}

| weight = {{convert|69|kg|lb}}

| strokes = Breaststroke

| club = PK Tamiš

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | {{SRB}} }}

}}

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{{cite web |url=http://www.vesti.rs/Razno/Higl-i-Cavic-najbolji-sportisti-Srbije.html |title=Higl i Čavić najbolji sportisti Srbije |author=Glas javnosti | date=18 December 2009 |publisher=vesti.rs |access-date=16 August 2010|language=sr}} 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.[https://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSTRE56U4XD20090731 Serbian Higl clinches 200 breaststroke glory]. Reuters. 31 July 2009. 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. At the 2009 Summer Universiade she won silver medals in 100 m breaststroke and 200 m breaststroke.[http://www.swimstar2000.net/all/ub2009/ub2009-swimming.htm Universiade Belgrade 2009 – Swimming Events]. Swimstar2000.net. Retrieved on 24 July 2014.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090723204509/http://www.universiade-belgrade2009.org/eng/Contents/Content8.aspx?sid=55&id=87&cid=4340 Universiade – Serbia’s Feat and Triumph]. universiade-belgrade2009.org. 13 July 2009.

Results

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! Year

! Event

! Location

! Discipline

! Position

! Time

rowspan="2" | 2003

| rowspan="2" | European Junior Swimming Championships

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|UK}} Glasgow

| 100 m breaststroke

| style="text-align:center;" | 24

| 1:15.95

200 m breaststroke

| style="text-align:center;" | 16

| 2:38.59

rowspan="2" | 2006

| rowspan="2" | European Championships

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|HUN}} Budapest

| 100 m breaststroke

| style="text-align:center;" | 44

| 1:16.99

200 m breaststroke

| style="text-align:center;" | 25

| 2:40.73

rowspan="2" | 2007

| rowspan="2" | European Championships 25 m

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|HUN}} Debrecen

| 100 m breaststroke

| style="text-align:center;" | 23

| 1:11.10

200 m breaststroke

| style="text-align:center;" | 23

| 2:31.14

rowspan="2" | 2008

| rowspan="2" | World Championships 25 m

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|UK}} Manchester

| 100 m breaststroke

| style="text-align:center;" | 20

| 1:10.41

200 m breaststroke

| style="text-align:center;" | 15

| 2:28.47

rowspan="2" | 2008

| rowspan="2" | Olympics

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Beijing

| 100 m breaststroke

| style="text-align:center;" | 43

| 1:13.19

200 m breaststroke

| style="text-align:center;" | 33

| 2:32.78

rowspan="3" | 2009

| rowspan="3" | Mediterranean Games

| rowspan="3" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Pescara

| 100 m breaststroke

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| 1:11.50

200 m breaststroke

| style="text-align:center;" | 4

| 2:29.79

4 × 100 m medley relay

| style="text-align:center;" | 5

| 1:07.75 (4:14.14)

rowspan="3" | 2009

| rowspan="3" | Summer Universiade

| rowspan="3" | {{flagicon|SRB}} Belgrade

| 100 m breaststroke

| style="background:Silver; text-align:center;" | 2

| 1:07.80

200 m breaststroke

| style="background:Silver; text-align:center;" | 2

| 2:24.20

4 × 100 m medley relay

| style="text-align:center;" | 15

| 1:13.70 (4:29.49)

rowspan="2" | 2009

| rowspan="2" | World Championships

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Rome

| 100 m breaststroke

| style="text-align:center;" | 16

| 1:08.13

200 m breaststroke

| style="background:Gold; text-align:center;" | 1

| 2:21.62

rowspan="2" | 2009

| rowspan="2" | European Championships 25 m

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|TUR}} Istanbul

| 100 m breaststroke

| style="text-align:center;" | 11

| 1:06.41

200 m breaststroke

| style="background:Silver; text-align:center;" | 2

| 2:17.52

rowspan="2" | 2010

| rowspan="2" | European Championships 50 m

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|HUN}} Budapest

| 100 m breaststroke

| style="text-align:center;" | 22

| 1:10.97

200 m breaststroke

| style="text-align:center;" | 8

| 2:29.60

| 2011

World Championships

{{flagicon|CHN}} Shanghai

| 200 m breaststroke

| style="text-align:center;" | 6

| 2:25.93

2012

| European Championships 50 m

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Debrecen

| 200 m breaststroke

| style="text-align:center;" | 6

| 2:28.24

2012

| Olympics

| {{flagicon|GBR}} London

| 200 m breaststroke

| style="text-align:center;" | 25

| 2:28.39

Personal life

File:Nađa Higl 2009 Serbian stamp.jpg

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.{{cite news |last1=Todorović |first1=Vladimir |title=Nađa Higl se sa porodicom preselila u Sloveniju |url=https://rs.n1info.com/sport-klub/ostali-sportovi/nadja-higl-se-sa-porodicom-preselila-u-sloveniju/ |access-date=27 December 2022 |work=N1 |date=16 July 2021 |language=sr-RS}}