François Heersbrandt (born 12 December 1989 in

Uccle Uccle () or Ukkel () is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch). It is generally considered an affluent area of the city a ...

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) is a

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. He competed in the 100 m butterfly event at the

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and was eliminated in the semi-finals despite setting a new Belgian record (52.22) in his qualifying heat. Heersbrandt competed in the same event at the 2008 Summer Olympics but was eliminated after the qualifying heats. At the

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, he competed in the 50 m freestyle but did not progress beyond the first round. At the

2011 European Short Course Swimming Championships The 2011 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held in Szczecin, Poland, from December 8 to 11, 2011. The event featured competition in a short course (25m) pool. The event was held over four days with heats, semifinals and a final f ...

, he won a bronze medal in the 4x50m freestyle and set a new Belgian record with a time of 1.25,83. His partners for the relay were

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and

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. Heersbrandt also holds the Belgian record for the 50m butterfly (23.66) and in the 50m butterfly and 100m butterfly on short course.

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