Nikki Barnes
Nikole "Nikki" Barnes is an American sailor. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, held July–August 2021 in Tokyo, in the Sailing at the [2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 470|Women's Two Person Dinghy - 470 event].
Personal life
Barnes was born in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands and started sailing when she was six years old. She is a 2017 graduate of the United States [Coast Guard Academy] and is now an active-duty member, currently a lieutenant attached to Sector Miami. She is the first member of the Coast Guard to ever compete in the Olympic games.Career highlights
- 3rd at the 2011 ISAF Youth [Sailing World Championships] in the i420
- Quantum Women's Sailor of the Year award
- 2017 Sportsman of the Year award
- 3 All-American honors three times