Nicola Groves

Nicola Groves (born 4 April 1989) is a British competitive sailor. She competed for Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Early life Groves was born and raised in London, England. When Groves was 10 or 11, her mother took Groves and her brother to a local sailing club, Island Barn Reservoir Sailing Club in West Molesey, to give the children something to do during the weekend. Groves attended Exeter University where she competed in sailing. She was part of Exeter's winning team at the 2009 BUCS Fleet Racing Championships. Groves then competed with Frances Peters, still in the 49er FX.

In 2014, Groves partnered with Ben Saxton, competing in Nacra 17 mixed multihull events. Groves and Saxton were 2015 European Champions in their event. To start the 2016 season they placed sixth at both the Sailing World Cup Miami, and the Nacra 17 World Championship.

Groves retired from Olympic sailing in 2017.