Nicholas Alfred Neckles (born November 24, 1978 in Bridgetown, Barbados) is a 3-time Olympic swimmer from Barbados

Barbados

Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...

. He swam for Barbados at the 1996

Barbados at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Barbados competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-Athletics:Men's 100 metres* Obadele Thompson* Kirk CumminsMen's 200 metres* Obadele ThompsonMen's Decathlon* Victor HoustonWomen's 400 metres...

, 2000

Barbados at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Barbados competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.The nation won its first ever Olympic medal at these Games.- Bronze:* Obadele Thompson — Athletics, Men's 100 m-Athletics:Men's 100 m* Obadele Thompson* Round 1 – 10.23...

, and 2004 Olympics

Barbados at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Barbados competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Athletics:Men's 100 metres* Obadele Thompson - Round 1: 10.08 s, Round 2: 10.12 s, Semifinal: 10.22 s, Final: 10.10 s Men's 110 metre hurdles...

. Neckles also competed at the 2003

Swimming at the 2003 Pan American Games

The Swimming Competition at the 2003 Pan American Games took place in the outdoor swimming pool at the side of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...

 and 2007 Pan American Games

Swimming at the 2007 Pan American Games

The swimming competitions at the 2007 Pan American Games consisted of 34 events, held on and at:*pool: July 16-22, Maria Lenk Aquatic Park*open water : July 14, Copacabana Beach-Pool schedule:-Men's events:-Women's events:...

As of April 2009, he holds the Barbadian Record in the 50, 100 and 200 backstroke.

He also competed/attended college at Scotland's University of Stirling

University of Stirling

The University of Stirling is a campus university founded by Royal charter in 1967, on the Airthrey Estate in Stirling, Scotland.-History and campus development:...

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At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games

Swimming at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games

The swimming events at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games occurred July 17–22, 2006 at S.U. Pedro de Heredia Aquatic Complex in Cartagena, Colombia.-Participating countries:...

, he set the Games Records in the 200 backstroke (2:00.85), bettering the 2:01.53 swum by Cuba's Neisser Bent

Neisser Bent

Neisser S. Bent Vázquez is a former international backstroke swimmer from Cuba, who swam at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics...

at the 1998 Games in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Neckles time also set the Barbadian Record.