Nikki Barnes

Nikole "Nikki" Barnes (born September 20, 1993) is an American sailor. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, held July–August 2021 in Tokyo, in the 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