Nicholl , who first joined UK Sport in 1999 , is not the first woman to thrust through the glass ceiling .
Nicholl is determined not be the last in what is still seen as essentially a man 's domain .
Nicholl , who first joined UK Sport in 1999 , is not the first woman to thrust through the glass ceiling , and she is determined not be the last in what is still seen as essentially a man 's domain .