Miroslava Najdanovski

Miroslava Najdanovski
Personal information
Nationality Serbia
former:  Serbia and Montenegro
Born (1988-01-10) 10 January 1988
Zrenjanin, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubPK Proleter Zrenjanin
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Serbia
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2009 Pescara100 m freestyle
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place2009 Belgrade100 m freestyle

Miroslava Najdanovski (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирослава Најдановски, born 10 January 1988 in Zrenjanin, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia)[1] is a Serbian Olympic swimmer.[2]

Biography

Najdanovski, a native of Zrejnanin, graduated from the Faculty of Sport of the University Union – Nikola Tesla, represented Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[3][4] At only 16 years of age, she was the youngest member of the Serbo-Montenegrin delegation and also one of the youngest athletes to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Najdanovski participated in one event, the Women's 50 metre freestyle, in which she took 43rd place overall among 75 competitors with a time of 27.18.[5]

Najdanovski qualified at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, Australia. She took 36th place in the Women's 100 m freestyle with a time of 57.11. She also represented Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Later in 2008, thanks to a time of 26.03, Najdanovski competed at a national cup in Belgrade and qualified for the Women's 50 m freestyle as well thanks to a time. Najdanovski competed in both events as a result.[5] She competed in the women's 50m freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, finishing with a time of 26.46 seconds, achieving 42nd place in the heats.[6]

On 4 November 2017, it was announced Najdanovski retired from swimming.[7]

Personal life

Najdanovski is friends with tennis player Ana Ivanovic, whom she has known through Ivanovic's relationship with Bastian Schweinsteiger.[8] In July 2020, she was on the list of Serbian Progressive Party in the Serbian local elections for Zrejnanin.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Miroslava Najdanovski". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Жене у спорту: Мирослава Најдановски (in Serbian). Radio Television of Serbia. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Miroslava Najdanovski: Moji počeci su vezani za Zrenjanin, volim svoj rodni grad". I Love Zrejnanin (in Serbian). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Мирослава Најдановски: Одушевљена сам студијама и системом наставе. FZS.edu.rs (in Serbian). 4 August 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  5. 1 2 ""Izvinite što kasnimo..." Ana Ivanović podelila video sa poznatom sportistkinjom i zapalila mreže: Zbog njenog dekoltea i šlica vam neće biti dobro! (Video)". Blic (in Serbian). 8 August 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "I Miroslava Najdanovski na Olimpijskim igrama". Politika (in Serbian). 29 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Miroslava Najdanovski završila plivačku karijeru" (in Serbian). Radio Television of Serbia. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  8. ↑ Dimitrijević, Miodrag (28 July 2025). "Foto: Zaboravljena srpska zvezda u zagrljaju Ane Ivanović: Pisala istoriju, a sada se zavetovala na ćutanje". Nova (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Miroslava Najdanovski na listi SNS u Zrenjaninu". Danas (in Serbian). 9 March 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
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