Aleksander Hetland (born 26 December 1982) is a Norwegian former

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. Hetland, who represented Bærumssvømmerne,Listing of Norwegian Records, retrieved from medley.no on 2009-07-15. had 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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Television appearances

In 2015, Hetland won the sixth season of ''Mesternes Mester'', an

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series which sees former competitive Norwegian athletes compete in various exercises with the aim of receiving the "Master of Masters" title. He triumphed against former

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and cross-country skier

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. In 2019, Hetland was crowned the winner of ''

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'', the Norwegian version of ''

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'', with professional dancer

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. The pair defeated influencer and fitness instructor Jørgine Massa Vasstrand and Jørgen Nilsen in the final. He returned for the 2022 ''Skal vi danse: All Stars'' season, alongside professional dancer Helene Spilling. They made it to the semi-final, where they finished in 3rd place.

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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 sportsmen {{Norway-swimming-bio-stub

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