Aleksander Hetland (born 26 December 1982) is a

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. Hetland, who represents Bærumssvømmerne,Listing of Norwegian Records, retrieved from medley.no on 2009-07-15. 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

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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. 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

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. Hetland has announced that he will retire from the sport after the 2012 season.Swimming: World Short Course gold for Hetland
The Norway Post, December 17, 2012 Hetland participated in the Norwegian reality show "Mesternes Mester" which aired in 2015, and won in the final duel against previous biathlon athlete

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* * * * 1982 births Living people Norwegian male breaststroke swimmers Norwegian male medley swimmers Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Sportspeople from Tromsø 21st-century Norwegian people {{Norway-swimming-bio-stub

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