Guy Nickalls was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics as a member of the British eight that won gold, wonevents at Henley Royal Regatta and won the Wingfield Sculls three times.
Nickalls was born at Sutton, then in Surrey, the son of Tom Nickalls who was a stockjobber on the stock exchange and one of the founding members of London Rowing Club. His mother, Emily, was the first woman to climb Mont Blanc and Monta Rosa in the same week. Guy was one of twelve children, of whom his brother Vivian was also a successful oarsman.
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