Aleksander Hetland

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.

Aleksander Hetland
Indianapolis, IN, USA (2004)
Personal information
Nationality Norway
Born (1982-12-26) 26 December 1982
Tromsø, Norway
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubBærumsvømmerne
College teamSouthern Methodist University
Medal record
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place2012 Istanbul50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place2010 Dubai50 m breaststroke
European SC Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Istanbul50 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2010 Eindhoven 50 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place2008 Rijeka50 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place2007 Debrecen50 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chartres 50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place2006 Helsinki100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chartres 4×50 m mixed medley

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.

See also

References
  1. "Aleksander Hetland". Beijing2008.cn. Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  2. "Aleksander Hetland". svomming.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Swimming Federation. Archived from the original on 15 September 2005. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  3. Listing of Norwegian Records, retrieved from medley.no on 2009-07-15.
  4. Swimming: World Short Course gold for Hetland The Norway Post, December 17, 2012


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