The Most Famous
SWIMMERS from Serbia
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Serbian Swimmers of all time. This list of famous Serbian Swimmers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. László Szabados (1911 - 1992)
With an HPI of 44.78, László Szabados is the most famous Serbian Swimmer. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.
László Szabados (11 April 1911 – 17 October 1997) was a Hungarian swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. In the 1932 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay event.
2. Mirna Jukić (b. 1986)
With an HPI of 29.86, Mirna Jukić is the 2nd most famous Serbian Swimmer. Her biography has been translated into 28 different languages.
Mirna Jukić (born 9 April 1986) is a retired Austrian swimmer who won a bronze medal in both short course and long course at the world championships in swimming. She is trained by her father Željko Jukić, a former basketball player. She has had numerous European and World championship successes.
3. Nađa Higl (b. 1987)
With an HPI of 28.05, Nađa Higl is the 3rd most famous Serbian Swimmer. Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
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 and Golden Badge, award for the best athlete of Serbia.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Serbian swimmers born between 1911 and 1987. Of these 3, 2 (66.67%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Serbian swimmers include Mirna Jukić, and Nađa Higl. The most famous deceased Serbian swimmers include László Szabados. As of April 2024, 1 new Serbian swimmers have been added to Pantheon including László Szabados.
