Nicholas competed in the
100 metre freestyle at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, finishing 28th fastest overall. He finished 8th as a member of the relay squad in the final of the
4×100 metre freestyle relay, but the
4×100 metre medley relay team was disqualified in the preliminaries. He represented
England winning three bronze medals in the relay events, at the
1994 Commonwealth Games in
Victoria,
British Columbia, Canada. Four years later he represented
England again and won a silver and bronze in the relay events, at the
1998 Commonwealth Games in
Kuala Lumpur. He won the 1994
British Championship in 100 metres freestyle. == Personal life ==