Career
Youth Swimming
2009 World Championships
At the 2009 World Championships, Napoleon placed 11th in the 1500-metre freestyle, 12 in the 800-metre freestyle, and 21st in the 400-metre freestyle. 2010 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships
Napoleon placed 9th in the 1500-metre, and was ranked 6th in the 400-metre freestyle at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. 2011 Trials & Australian Swimming Championships
2011 World Championships
In what could be described as an unlucky meet for Napoleon, he finished in 13th place for both the men"s 400- and 800-metre freestyle.
2012 Olympic Trials & Australian Swimming Championships
Napoleon secured his place in his maiden Olympic team when he received 2nd place in the men"s 400-metre freestyle at the 2012 Australian Swimming Championships.
Despite both races receiving a high degree of media attention, Napoleon did not let this unnerve him. He swam impressively in his heat to become the top qualifier and later placed first in his semifinal race.
To further cement Napoleon"s Olympic dream, he placed 5th in perhaps what is the most competitive of the men"s events, the 200-metre freestyle. This earned him a spot in the men"s 4×200-metre relay team for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
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 (Chemical Abstracts Service) resulting in the ban being back dated to 15 June 2010. Although he had missed out on vital training and preparation, Napoleon was then eligible to compete in Delhi where he claimed silver in the 400-metre freestyle and gold in the 4×200-metre relay.