Member Notability
Members of the Fencers Club have been recognized internationally as Fencing Masters by the United States Nation Team Coaches, the head coaches of New York University and the head coaches of St. John's University} in the areas of Men's Foil, Women's Foil, and Men's Sabre.
The Fencers Club claims to have trained or included more National Champions and Olympic Medalists than any other club in the United States, including Olympic Silver Medalists George Calnan and Joseph Levis, foilist Albert Axelrod and sabreur Peter Westbrook - Bronze Medalists in 1960 and 1984 respectively - as well as the coaches Michel Alaux and Chaba Elthes. 2008 Olympic medalists include Silver Medalists Emily Cross (women's team foil), Erinn Smart (women's team foil), Keeth Smart (men's team sabre). In 2012, Fencers Club sent three foil fencers, Nzingha Prescod, Miles Chamley-Watson and Nicole Ross, to the Olympic Games in London.
The Fencers Club is the birthplace and home of the Peter Westbrook Foundation.
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