Nađa Higl (

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: Нађа Хигл; born 2 January 1987) is a

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n swimmer. She was

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in 200 m breaststroke. Higl was awarded the title "Serbian Sportswoman of the year" for the year 2009 by the

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and

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, award for the best athlete of

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Swimming career

At the

2009 World Aquatics Championships The 2009 World Aquatics Championships () or the XIII FINA World Championships were held in Rome, Italy from 18 July to 2 August 2009. This was the second time the championships were held in the city after being previously hosted in 1994 World Aq ...

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. She is the first Serbian woman to become a world champion in swimming. She competed at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

in 100 m breaststroke and 200 m breaststroke where she finished in qualification rounds as 43rd and 33rd respectively. At the

2009 Summer Universiade The 2009 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXV Summer Universiade, was celebrated in Belgrade, Serbia from July 1 to 12, 2009. The event has also been organised by a range of co-host cities mostly in Vojvodina (Serbian Autonomous Provin ...

she won silver medals in 100 m breaststroke and 200 m breaststroke.

Results

Personal life

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

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in 2021.

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* * * * * Serbian female breaststroke swimmers 1987 births Living people Serbian people of German descent World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Olympic swimmers for Serbia Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Summer World University Games medalists in swimming Sportspeople from Pančevo FISU World University Games silver medalists for Serbia Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade Swimmers at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Serbia 21st-century Serbian sportswomen Serbia and Montenegro female swimmers {{serbia-swimming-bio-stub

Swimming career

Results

Personal life

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