Ryan Napoleon
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Ryan Napoleon is an Australian freestyle
swimmer and Commonwealth Games
Medalist.
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At the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games
Napoleon won gold in the 200m freestyle, 4x100m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle, 4x100m medley relays as well as silver in the 100m freestyle.
During the 2008 Oceania Swimming Championships
held in Christchurch New Zealand Ryan won gold in the 4x200m relay and bronze in the 200m butterfly.
Napoleon won the national 1500m title and so became the sixth fastest Australian of all time at the 2009 Australian Swimming Championships
During the championships Napoleon broke meet records in the 400m and 800m freestyle events and claimed further gold medals in the 4x100m and 4x200m freestyle relays. Napoleon also won bronze in the 200m freestyle at this event.
Napoleon placed 11th in the 1500m freestyle, 12 in the 800m freestyle and 21st in the 400m freestyle.
Napoleon won silver medals in the 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle events.
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At the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Napoleon won silver in the 400m freestyle in a time of 3.48.59, and gold as part of the 4x200m freestyle relay team.
, Grant Hackett
and Kieran Perkins
Napoleon appealed the decision made by FINA to the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) resulting in the ban being back dated to 15 June 2010[1]. Although he had missed out on vital training and preparation, Napoleon was then eligible to compete in Delhi where he claimed silver in the 400m freestyle and gold in the 4x200m relay.
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
swimmer and Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
Medalist.
Career
Napoleon won gold in the 4x200m freestyle, silver in the 4x100m medley relay and bronze in the 100m butterfly whilst representing Australia at the Youth Olympic FestivalAustralian Youth Olympic Festival
The Australian Youth Olympics Festival is an international multi-sport event organised by the Australian Olympic Committee. It has been held biennially since its first successful event in 2001.-External links:*...
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At the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games
Commonwealth Youth Games
The Commonwealth Youth Games are a small-scale version of the Commonwealth Games, designed for the youth of the 71 Commonwealth countries.-History:...
Napoleon won gold in the 200m freestyle, 4x100m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle, 4x100m medley relays as well as silver in the 100m freestyle.
During the 2008 Oceania Swimming Championships
Oceania Swimming Championships
The Oceania Swimming Championships are currently held every 2 years, in even years. They are organized by the Oceania Swimming Association, and feature teams representing countries and islands from that region....
held in Christchurch New Zealand Ryan won gold in the 4x200m relay and bronze in the 200m butterfly.
Napoleon won the national 1500m title and so became the sixth fastest Australian of all time at the 2009 Australian Swimming Championships
2009 Australian Swimming Championships
The 2009 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships were held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from 17–22 March 2009. They doubled as the national trials for the 2009 World Aquatics Championships.-Results:...
During the championships Napoleon broke meet records in the 400m and 800m freestyle events and claimed further gold medals in the 4x100m and 4x200m freestyle relays. Napoleon also won bronze in the 200m freestyle at this event.
2009 World Championships
At the 2009 World ChampionshipsSwimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships
The swimming competition of the 2009 World Aquatics Championships was held at the Foro Italico sports complex in Rome, Italy, from Sunday 26 July – Sunday 2 August 2009.-Events:...
Napoleon placed 11th in the 1500m freestyle, 12 in the 800m freestyle and 21st in the 400m freestyle.
| 2009 World Championships 2009 World Aquatics Championships The 2009 World Aquatics Championships or the XIII FINA World Championships were celebrated in Rome, Italy in 2009 from July 17 to August 2. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.Rome won... events |
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| Event | Time | Place | |
| 400m freestyle | 3:47.98 | 21st | |
| 800m freestyle | 7:53.92 | 12th | |
| 1500m freestyle | 15:09.55 | 11th | |
2010 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships
At the 2010 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships2010 Australian Swimming Championships
The 2010 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships were held from 16 March to 21 March 2010 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They doubled as the national trials for the 2010 Commonwealth Games and 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.- Men:-Women:...
Napoleon won silver medals in the 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle events.
2010 Pan Pacific Championships & Commonwealth Games
Napoleon placed 9th in the 1500m and was ranked 6th in the 400m freestyle at the Pan Pacific Swimming ChampionshipsPan Pacific Swimming Championships
The Pan Pacific Swimming Championships is a long course swimming event first held in 1985. The meet was initially staged biennially , to allow for an international championship-level meet in the non-Olympic and non-World Championships years...
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At the 2010 Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
Napoleon won silver in the 400m freestyle in a time of 3.48.59, and gold as part of the 4x200m freestyle relay team.
| 2010 Commonwealth Games Aquatics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games The aquatics events at the 2010 Commonwealth Games took place at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex, Talkatora Gardens, Delhi from 4–13 October 2010... events |
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| Final medal count: 2 (1 gold, 1 silver, 0 bronze) | |||
| Event | Time | Place | |
| 400m freestyle | 3:48.59 | Silver | |
| 1500m freestyle | 15:28.70 | 6th | |
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 7:10.29 | Gold | |
2011 Trials & Australian Swimming Championships
At the 2011 Australian Swimming Championships, he won the 400 freestyle in a time of 3:45.16, making him the 4th fastest Australian swimmer of all time, behind Olympic Champions Ian ThorpeIan Thorpe
Ian James Thorpe OAM , nicknamed the Thorpedo and Thorpey, is an Australian swimmer who specialises in freestyle, but also competes in backstroke and the individual medley. He has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian, and with three gold and two silver medals, was the most...
, Grant Hackett
Grant Hackett
Grant Hackett OAM is an Australian former swimmer most famous for winning the men's 1500 metres freestyle race at both the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This achievement has led him to be regarded as one of the greatest distance swimmers in history...
and Kieran Perkins
| 2011 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships events | |||
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| Final medal count: 3 (2 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze) | |||
| Event | Time | Place | |
| 200m freestyle | 1:47.68 | Bronze | |
| 400m freestyle | 3:45.16 | Gold | |
| 800m freestyle relay | 7:55.20 | Gold | |
Doping Ban
After Napoleon qualified to contest in the 400m and 1500m freestyle at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, swimming governing body FINA imposed a three month doping ban on the swimmer due to results of a failed drug test taken in November 2009. Although FINA accepted an innocent mistake was made when Napoleon took incorrectly labelled asthma medication, it was decided that he would be ineligible for three months after the violation with the suspension commencing on 20 August 2010 meaning that he was unable to train with his squad and would be unable to compete in the games.Napoleon appealed the decision made by FINA to the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) resulting in the ban being back dated to 15 June 2010[1]. Although he had missed out on vital training and preparation, Napoleon was then eligible to compete in Delhi where he claimed silver in the 400m freestyle and gold in the 4x200m relay.