Vivian Nickalls
Vivian Nickalls (1871–1947) was a British rower who won the Wingfield Sculls three times and the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta in 1891.
Biography
Nickalls was born at
and won the Wingfield Sculls again in 1895.In 1898, Nickalls married Augusta Dunthorne née Bailey, the daughter of Sir
Nickalls went into his father's stockbroking business. The family had connections and property in the United States, and in 1914 Nickalls went to America to coach at the University of Pennsylvania. On arrival he was quoted as saying that he did not propose to use or teach the English stroke, declaring that he considered the way they row at Oxford and Cambridge and the English rowing system in general as "very bad."[4] After the outbreak of World War I he resigned to join the army.[5] He described his wartime experiences in Oars, Wars and Horses published by Hurst & Blackett in 1932. He lived at The High House, Newbury, Berkshire.
He died in 1947.