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Aleksander Hetland (born 26 December 1982)[1] is a Norwegian swimmer.[2] Hetland, who represents Bærumssvømmerne,[3] has his strength in the medley events. He became world champion in the men's 50 metre breaststroke in the 2012 Short Course Worlds in Istanbul.
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| Nationality |  Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 December 1982 Tromsø, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bærumsvømmerne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Southern Methodist University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 2004 Short Course Worlds in Indianapolis, IN, USA, Hetland finished fourth in the 100 m individual medley, setting the Norwegian Record with his time of 54.44.[3]
He claimed his first international swimming medal at the 2006 Short Course European Championships in Helsinki, where he received the bronze medal in the 100 m individual medley, improving his Norwegian Record to 53.70. Hetland followed that up with success at the 2007 SC Europeans, winning the silver medal on 50 m breaststroke and setting a new Nordic Record, with 26.93. In 2009, he won gold medal in the 50 m breaststroke gold in the European short course championship in Istanbul.
He is a former member of Asker svømmeklubb.
Hetland has announced that he will retire from the sport after the 2012 season.[4]
Hetland participated in the Norwegian reality show "Mesternes Mester" which aired in 2015, and won in the final duel against previous biathlon athlete Frode Andresen.[citation needed]
See also
- (in Norwegian) no:Aleksander Hetland — entry on Norsk Wikipedia
References
- "Aleksander Hetland". Beijing2008.cn. Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- "Aleksander Hetland". svomming.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Swimming Federation. Archived from the original on 15 September 2005. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- Listing of Norwegian Records, retrieved from medley.no on 2009-07-15.
- Swimming: World Short Course gold for Hetland The Norway Post, December 17, 2012
External links
- Aleksander Hetland at FINA
- Aleksander Hetland at Swimrankings.net
- Aleksander Hetland at Olympics.com
- Aleksander Hetland at IMDb
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