Paralympic Fencing
ParaFencing is one of the many sports available to disabled athletes in the international paralympic movement. The Augusta Fencers Club offers instruction in wheelchair foil, sabre, and epee.
Since 2008, USA Fencing has accepted the responsibilities for the wheelchair fencing programs, which had been handled previously by Wheelchair & Ambulatory Sports, USA and U.S. Paralympics. During the transition period,
Gold Medalist (far left) Ellen Geddes
USA Fencing worked closely with U.S. Paralympics in a cooperative effort to develop world class wheelchair fencing athletes, as well as broadens the base of wheelchair fencing. U.S. fencers have distinguished themselves in World Cups, Americans Regional Championships. (Zonals), World Championships, and Paralympic Games since the program started for U.S. wheelchair athletes in the 1990s.
Special note: One need not be confined to a wheelchair in order to qualify for Wheelchair Fencing. Wheelchair Fencing is available to anyone medically certified to be physically incapable of executing normal fencing footwork. Contact us for details.