[4] 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.

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.

[5] In 2019, Hetland was crowned the winner of Skal vi danse, the Norwegian version of Dancing with the Stars, with professional dancer Nadya Khamitskaya.

The pair defeated influencer and fitness instructor Jørgine Massa Vasstrand and Jørgen Nilsen in the final.

[6] He returned for the 2022 Skal vi danse: All Stars season, alongside professional dancer Helene Spilling.