Nicola Groves

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Nicola Groves
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NationalityBritish
Born (1989-04-04) 4 April 1989 (age 35)
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight63 kg (139 lb) [1]
Sport
SportSailing

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.

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Early life

Groves was born and raised in London, England. [2] 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. [3] Groves attended Exeter University where she competed in sailing. [4] She was part of Exeter's winning team at the 2009 BUCS Fleet Racing Championships. [4] She graduated in 2010 with a BSc in Human Biosciences. [3]

Career

In 2013, Groves was paired with Penny Clark and competing for Team Great Britain in 49er FX skiff sailing event with her sights set on that event for the 2016 Summer Olympics. [5] Groves then competed with Frances Peters, still in the 49er FX. [6]

In 2014, Groves partnered with Ben Saxton, competing in Nacra 17 mixed multihull events. [3] The pairs first competition was the 2015 Miami World Cup Regatta where they placed second. [7] Groves and Saxton were 2015 European Champions in their event. [8] In December 2015 Groves and Saxton placed third at the Copa do Brazil in Rio. [8] To start the 2016 season they placed sixth at both the Sailing World Cup Miami, and the Nacra 17 World Championship. [8]

Heading into the 2016 Olympics, Groves and Saxton were ranked 6th in the world in Nacra 17 class. [8] 2016 marked the return of the multihull discipline to the Olympics and marked the first time the event was contested at the Olympics with mixed teams of women and men. [8] She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the mixed Nacra 17, finishing in 9th place. [9] [10]

Groves retired from Olympic sailing in 2017. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Nicola Groves". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.{{cite web}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
  2. ↑ "Nicola Groves | Team | The British Sailing Team | RYA". www.rya.org.uk. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2016.{{cite web}}: More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
  3. 1 2 3 Marsh, David (1 April 2016). "'The highlight of my life': Surbiton sailor Nicola Groves going for gold in Rio Olympics - South West Londoner". swlondoner.co.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Nicola Groves keen to see previous experiences of sailing in Brazil pay off ahead of Rio Olympics". 28 March 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Team GB Sailor Nicola Groves launches The Richmond Borough Youth Team Trials at The Lensbury - Lensbury Club". www.lensburyclub.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.{{cite web}}: More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
  6. ↑ "British Sailing Team concludes mid-cycle squad review". Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Nacra 17 Team GBR Ben Saxton and Nicola Groves". 12 August 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.{{cite web}}: More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Brown, Luke (5 August 2016). "Ben Saxton and Nicola Groves make their Olympic debut sailing mixed multihull Nacra 17 class". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Nicola Groves". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.{{cite web}}: More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
  10. ↑ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.{{cite web}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
  11. ↑ "Saxton & Groves to part ways".
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