Fencers Club

The Fencers Club in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City, is the oldest fencing club in the Western Hemisphere.[1] It is a member of the Metropolitan Division of the U.S. Fencing Association. Established in Manhattan in 1883, it has evolved into a 501(c)3 not-for-profit fencing organization dedicated to fencing and community service. It has produced numerous National Champions and Olympians.

Fencers Club
Formation1883 (1883)
Legal status501(c)3 not-for-profit fencing organization
Location
Websitefencersclub.org

History

The Fencers Club was founded in 1883 by Charles de Kay and other New Yorkers.[2][3][4] One had to be in the Social Register to be a member.[5] Its first fencing master was Captain Hippolyte Nicolas, a French officer who had fought in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, who was partial to the Italian school of fencing.[6][3]

In 1892 it had about 200 members.[7] In 1902 annual dues at the club were $30 ($890 in current dollar terms).[8] In 1914, one third of its members were women.[4] Rene Pinchart, a Belgian sergeant major in World War I, was fencing master at the club from 1927 to 1955.[9] French-American Michel Alaux was fencing master of the club from 1956 until 1974.[10]

In 2012, the Fencers Club became only the ninth organization to be recognized by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) as a Community Olympic Development Program (CODP), for its innovative and world-class programs that embody the Olympic ideals.[11]

The Fencers Club is located in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The facility includes 19 full-length metal grounded training strips with electronic scoring equipment, as well as an in-house pro shop and armory.

The Fencers Club is the birthplace and home of the Peter Westbrook Foundation.[12]

Notable members
Miles Chamley-Watson
Tim Morehouse

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