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At the 2004 Short Course Worlds in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America, Hetland finished fourth in the 100 m individual medley, setting the Norwegian Record with his time of 54.44.
At the 2004 Short Course Worlds in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America, Hetland finished fourth in the 100 m individual medley, setting the Norwegian Record with his time of 54.44.
Hetland, who represents Bærumssvømmerne, has his strength in the medley events. Hetland followed that up with success at the 2007 South Carolina Europeans, winning the silver medal on 50 m breaststroke and setting a new Nordic Record, with 26.93. Hetland has announced that he will retire from the sport after the 2012 season.
He became world champion in the men"s 50 metre breaststroke in the 2012 Short Course Worlds in Istanbul. 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. In 2009 he won gold medal in the 50m breaststroke gold in the European short course championship in Istanbul. 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.
He is a former member of Asker svømmeklubb.
