FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: DC Fencers Club, Potomac and Bethesda Fencers Win Team Silver and Bronze at Vet Worlds (Manama, Bahrain, Nov. 17, 2025) – Today, two fencers from Bethesda and Potomac, Md. earned team silver and bronze for Team USA at the 24th Veteran Fencing World Championships, held November 12-20 in Manama, Bahrain. […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Potomac Fencer Wins Gold in Veteran Fencing World Championships November 15, 2025 Contact: Washington, D.C. – Kristin Foellmer of Potomac, Md., today clinched the title of World Champion in the Vet 50 Women’s Epee category at the Veteran Fencing World Championships in Manama, Bahrain. “Vet Worlds” is held November 12-20 and […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bethesda and Potomac Fencers to Compete in Veteran World Fencing Championships October 31, 2025 Contact: Washington, D.C. – Fencers from Bethesda and Potomac, Md. will represent Team USA at the 24th Veteran Fencing World Championships, held November 12-20 in Manama, Bahrain. The world’s best veteran fencers – age 40 and above […]
2024 Summer Nationals – That’s a Wrap! Thanks to all our fencers who faced off and fought hard against fencers from across the country at the 2024 USA Fencing National Championships and July Challenge (aka Summer Nationals), held June 29 – July 8 in Columbus, Ohio. DCFCers were among 6,200 fencers from 45 states and 10 countries who competed at this event. USA Fencing […]
DC Fencers Club salutes our very own Joe Deucher on his Team Gold at the 23rd Veteran World Fencing Championships in Daytona Beach, Florida last week. Deucher took gold in Veteran Team Men’s Epee alongside teammates Walt Dragonetti, Fred Frank, James Newsome, Jon Normile, and Charlie Schneider. “Vet Worlds,” held Oct. 11-16, is the premiere […]
DC Fencers Club salutes Valerie Asher, Carole Jeandheur, and Dick Richards on qualifying to represent Team USA in V60WE and V60ME at the 2023 Veteran Fencing World Championships in Daytona Beach, FL this October. Fellow DCFCer Joe Deucher is an alternate for the Vet50 Men’s Epee category. They earned these coveted spots on Team USA […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DC Fencers Club Salutes Team USA on Golden Results at Veteran Worlds Silver Spring, MD, Oct. 21, 2022 – DC Fencers Club member Valerie Asher took her seventh trip to the FIE Veteran Fencing World Championships and came back with gold in Veteran Team Women’s Epee. Asher qualified for world championships alongside […]
DCFC rang in the New Year with double gold and multiple top eight spots at the January North American Cup, held Jan. 7-10 in San Jose, California. We applaud all our fencers on giving their best and offer a special salute to those who took top spots. Thanks also to Coach Byron on bringing out […]
DCFCers were all business at the 2021 USA Fencing Veteran Championships in Atlanta, Georgia on August 27-28. This event was the last step in earning coveted spots to compete at the Veteran World Championships, to be held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 1-6. Our fencers earned seven medals (one gold, two silver, four bronze) and […]
At long last, the eighteenth annual Amazon Open is back! Thanks to our intrepid tournament founder, Valerie Asher, who shows by example the power of women supporting women in sport and in life. We also applaud Jacob Asher on sponsoring strip #1 in honor of Valerie, his aunt. We thank all our fencers on getting […]
