Tom Nicholls (born 24 September 1983) is a West Australian former representative lightweight rower.

He first made state selection for Western Australia in 2002 in the men's lightweight coxless four which contested the Penrith Cup at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships.

That 2002 West Australian four with Nicholls in the bow seat dead-heated for first place with Tasmanian.

They went on to the 2002 World Rowing U23 Championships in Genoa where they won a silver medal in the coxless pair.

[4] In 2003 Nicholls and Brown teamed up with the Tasmanians Tom Gibson and Cameron Wurf in a lightweight coxless four.