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Welcome home, world champions! Last week, local fans gathered for a homecoming with DCFC member Amanda Sirico and Capitol Division member Kat Holmes, half of the the U.S. Women’s Epee Team that took gold at Senior Worlds in Wuxi, China last month. DC Fencers Club Member Amanda Sirico and Capitol Division member Kat Holmes returned […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: DC Fencers Club, Bowie fencer and Team USA make history and win gold at World Championships in China WASHINGTON, July 25, 2018 – Today, Amanda Sirico of Bowie, Maryland, and Team USA made history, winning the World Championship title in Women’s Team Epee at the World Fencing Championships in Wuxi, […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 19, 2018 Contact: DC Fencers Club, Bowie fencer competes in first World Championships WASHINGTON — Amanda Sirico of Bowie, Maryland, has been selected to compete in her first World Fencing Championships, taking place July 19 – 27 in Wuxi, China. Sirico, 22, will represent the United States in the Women’s […]

And that’s a wrap! The 10-day extravaganza — aka Summer Nationals — came to a close today, and DCFCers continued to climb the ranks alongside 5,000+ fencers from around the country. Here are results from the last several days of competition. Congratulations to Theo Pary on taking sixth place in the Vet 70 Men’s Epee […]

More than two dozen DCFC fencers are competing in the 2018 USA Fencing Summer National Championships and July Challenge, which takes place June 28 – July 7. Here are highlights to from Thursday through Sunday’s events. A grand salute to Kristin Foellmer, who took gold and the Vet 40 Women’s Epee Championship title. Brava, Kristin! […]

DC Fencers Club offers its condolences on the untimely passing of John McNamara, an editor with the Capital Gazette/Bowie Blade-News in Annapolis, Maryland. McNamara covered Maryland regional sports for the Gazette for more than two decades, and authored two books on University of Maryland football and basketball. He took an avid and sustained interest in […]

CLOSURE ALERT – DCFC will be closed Friday, June 29 through Friday, July 6 for the USA Fencing Summer National Championships in St. Louis, Missouri. We will post regular updates on the competition on the DCFC Facebook page. The club will reopen Saturday, July 7. FENCING CAMPS – We still have spaces in our summer […]

There are still spaces available at DCFC’s summer fencing camps.  Starting July 9 week through August 20 week, each camp offers an immersive experience in this Olympic sport. Our summer fencing camps introduce young people to the many benefits of this Olympic sport. Beyond the fitness benefits, fencing promotes intellectual development, decision making skills, self discipline, […]

A big salute to all the young competitors who brought their A game to the final DCFC Youth Challenge of the season, held Sunday, June 17. Kudos to the fencers who took top spots! Y10 Mixed Epee 1 – Samuel Yechan Lee, POFC 2 – Digges Pennington, DCFC 3 – Brian Chen, BFC 3 – […]

DETOUR ALERT – if you get to the club via Grubb Street/Lyttonsville Bridge/Brookeville Road, start thinking about alternate routes. On or about June 18, Purple Line construction will close Lyttonsville Bridge for six months. They are building a replacement bridge with dropoff points for the new Purple Line station and wider sidewalks. See the detour […]