Nikki Barnes


Nikole "Nikki" Barnes 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