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The Fencers Club in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, is the oldest fencing club in the Western Hemisphere. [1] It is a member of the Metropolitan Division of the U.S. Fencing Association . Established in 1883, it has evolved into a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit fencing organization dedicated to fencing and community service.
In 2015, Morehouse founded the Tim Morehouse Fencing Club in New York City and later in Port Chester, New York. [16] The club has saber, foil, and épée programs. The club specializes in beginner fencers, both youth and adult. It also offers advanced classes for competitive saber fencers. The classes are arranged by age and skill level.
Trevor fenced for the Columbia Lions fencing team, and has fenced for the New York Athletic Club. [5] He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics. Trevor won two silver medals in team epee, at the 1983 Pan American Games and the 1987 Pan American Games.
Monica Aksamit (born 1990), saber fencer; won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Women's Saber Team competition. [5]Daryl Homer (born 1990), saber fencer; competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics; won the silver medal in individual saber at the 2016 Olympics, was a silver medalist at the 2015 World Fencing Championships, and is a five-time gold medalist ...
The United States Fencing Association (USFA) is the national governing body for the sport of fencing in the United States. [3] [4] The USFA was founded in 1891 as the Amateur Fencers League of America (AFLA) by a group of New York fencers seeking independence from the Amateur Athletic Union.
The Amateur Fencers League of America (AFLA) was founded on April 22, 1891, in New York City by a group of fencers seeking independence from the Amateur Athletic Union.As early as 1940, the AFLA was recognized by the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE) and the United States Olympic Committee as the national governing body for fencing in the United States.
Pages in category "Fencing clubs" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. ... New York Athletic Club; P. Panathinaikos Fencing; S. Salle Jean Louis;
Fencing is a coed sport, with teams having men's and women's squads, although some schools field only a women's team. Schools of every division compete together regularly. Most major conferences do not sponsor fencing, with the notable exceptions of the Ivy League , the Atlantic Coast Conference , and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation .