- Fencers Club
The Fencers Club is the oldestFact|date=February 2007 continuously existing organization in the Western Hemisphere dedicated exclusively to teaching and promoting the sport of
fencing . Established in Manhattan in 1883Fact|date=February 2007, the club has produced numerous National Champions and olympiansFact|date=February 2007.Activities and facilities
The Fencers Club provides the following programsFact|date=February 2007:
* after-school, community outreach and college placement programs
* local, regional, national and international competitions
* seasonal training camps and national team camps in all weapons
* individual and group classes for beginners, recreational fencers and serious competitors of all ages with a goal towards training Olympic caliber competitorsCurrent facilities include 14 full-length training strips with electronic scoring equipment, as well as an in-house equipment store and armory, and a masseur in residence.
Member notability
Members of the Fencers Club have been recognized internationally as
Fencing Master s by theUnited States Nation Team Coaches Fact|date=February 2007, the head coaches ofNew York University Fact|date=February 2007 and the head coaches of St. John's UniversityFact|date=February 2007 in the areas of Men's FoilFact|date=February 2007, Women's FoilFact|date=February 2007, and Men's SabreFact|date=February 2007.The Fencers Club claims to have trained or included more National Champions and Olympic Medallists than any other club in the United StatesFact|date=February 2007, including Olympic Silver Medallists George Calnan and Joseph Levis, foilist Albert Axelrod and sabreur Peter Westbrook - Bronze Medallists in 1960 and 1984 respectively - as well as the coaches
Michel Alaux and Chaba Elthes Fact|date=February 2007.The Fencers Club is the birthplace and home of the
Peter Westbrook Foundation Fact|date=February 2007.External links
*http://www.fencersclub.com/
*http://www.metrodivision.com/clubs.html
*http://www.cstv.com/sports/c-fenc/uwire/042005aaa.html
*http://www.usfencing.org/do/nationalCoaches
*http://www.fencingmedia.org/viewathlete.asp?weapon=CO
*http://www.fencingmedia.org/news.asp?ID=6
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