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The Montgomery County Department of Public Health has issued a Letter of Approval that will allow the Capitol Division to hold Qualifying Tournaments for Summer Nationals/Junior Olympics which will be held in Philadelphia in July.  In order to be in compliance with local laws about indoor events, there will be three weapon-specific tournaments.   Please read […]

Join us on December 8 for the Capitol Division Y10 & Y12 tournament at DC Fencers Club. USFA membership and full uniform required. Open only to fencers born between 2007 and 2012, inclusive. $10.00 registration fee plus $25.00 entry fee if preregistered. $10.00 registration fee plus $35.00 entry fee if not preregistered. Payment in cash […]

Thanks to everyone who joined us at the Capitol Division Y12 and Under Tournament, a three-weapon competition for our youngest fencers, held on Sunday, December 2 and organized by the Capitol Division. Full results at the link below. Hungry for more youth competition? Save the date, DCFC will host a Youth Challenge (Y10/12 & Y14 […]

On April 8-9, DC Fencers Club hosts the Capitol Division Qualifiers for Summer Nationals. Open to Capitol Division members ONLY. Please note the registration times. Times are closer together so that as one event ends the other may begin. These are events for Division II/III and Youth-14 fencers. Y14 fencers must be born between 2002 and […]

More than 70 Capitol Division fencers from fencing clubs in DC and Maryland vied for a spot at the Summer National Fencing Championships in Dallas, Texas this July. Fencers competed to earn slots in Y14 and Division II category events in foil, epee, and sabre. The Capitol Division is one of more than 60 USA […]

Do you want to compete at the Summer Nationals, June 29-July 8 in Dallas?  Earn your ticket at the March 19-20 Capitol Qualifiers.  The event takes place at DCFC, for full details and to register, go to askfred.net.

  3/18/15   Congratulations to all our fencers who competed in the 2015 Capitol Division Summer National Qualifiers at DCFC this weekend. Thanks to meet manager (and DCFC armourer extraordinaire) Kerry Swick on a well-run tournament, thanks also to our well-dressed refs, and a special salute to our DCFCers who earned a ticket to the […]

June 24, 2013   Congratulations to all the fencers who gave it their best at the Capitol Division's Tune-Up Tournament held at DC Fencers Club this weekend. DCFC fencers did very well at the tournament, and a special congratulations to Victor Teelucksingh, pictured here with his bronze! … A special salute to Lewis Sloter, who […]

March 4, 2013 Congratulations to all our members who competed in the Summer Nationals Qualifiers this weekend. It is very hard to compete with clubmates, and we appreciate your support of your fellow fencers. Thanks to the Capitol Division for a well-run event, and to all our fencers, families, and friends for your encouragement!   […]

More than 60 fencers from fencing clubs in the Washington metro area competed in the Capitol Division Qualifiers, held March 10-11, 2012 at DC Fencers Club.   High performers in this event earn the right to compete in the Div II/III (C and Under) and Y14 categories at the nation’s largest annual fencing competition, the USA […]